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Cha jing [The Classic of Tea] and other writings. Yu LU, others

Cha jing [The Classic of Tea] and other writings.

19 full-page & one double-page woodcuts. 25; 39; 25; 24 folding leaves (pagination continuous for the sections on tea). Four vols. 8vo, orig. blue wrappers with bright orange endpapers, new stitching. [China: Ming dynasty, ca. 1573-1620].

A rare enlarged edition of this important collection of Chinese gastronomic classics, dealing with tea, various alcohols, crabs, and vegetables.

The first volume and the first part of the second volume contains the Cha jing by Yu Lu in ten chapters and edited by Shixian Wang (active 16th-17th century), who also wrote on botany. “The first great work on tea, and the basis for... More

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From upper wrapper]: Kogum popch’op [Old & Current Calligraphic Copy Book]; title on pillars:...

[From upper wrapper]: Kogum popch’op [Old & Current Calligraphic Copy Book]; title on pillars: Popch’op...

82 folding leaves. Small folio (334 x 220 mm.), orig. wrappers (rubbed & a little soiled), later stitching. [Korea: 1859].

A rare calligraphic copybook, using rubbings of inscriptions carved in stone. The rubbings are from various pieces of famous calligraphy, including those of Injo (1595-1649, r. 1623-49), king of Choson. Various styles of calligraphy are demonstrated.

One leaf each is bound-in at the front and back of the book. These leaves contain printed Buddhist texts and appear to be printer’s waste, used to protect the main body of the book.

Fine copy, preserved in a chitsu. See WorldCat accession numbers... More

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