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THE COMPENDIUM OF ACUPUNCTURE, ZHENGJIU DACHENG
Qing Dynasty, AD1718
16 volumes, woodblock print on bamboo paper, with illustrations, with
two sheets of hand-written replacement, later mounted and bound.
Each leaf: 31.5cm (12 3/8in) x 18.5cm (7 1/8in) (16).

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY8,700 - 13,000 HK$9,800 - 15,000

The Compendium of Acupuncture, a fundamental text on acupuncture,
was first compiled in the 16th century by physician Yang Jizhou, of the
Shengji Palace Hospital. Providing clear descriptions of the origin and
theory of acupuncture, often including illustrations and case studies,
the book was re-carved in the 19th year of Kangxi (AD1680), when
another set was printed. The blocks were then re-used again in the
57th year of Kangxi, when the present copies were made.

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A SMALL COLLECTION OF CHINESE PRINTED TEXTS
Early Qing Dynasty
All woodblock on white and bamboo paper, comprising: ‘The
Table of Peerless Heroes’, Wushuang Pu, Kangxi 38 (AD1699), 1/2
volumes, with illustrations; ‘An Encyclopaedia of Arts and Sciences’,
Sancai Tuhui, 3/64 volumes, printed in the Early Qing Dynasty, some
woodblocks carved in Wanli, replacement woodblocks carved in the
Kangxi period; ‘Confucian Music and Rituals’, Shengmen Yuezhi,
Shengmen Lizhi, printed in the 55 year of Kangxi, 4 volumes, with
illustrations of rituals and postures as well as charts and diagrams;
together with an untitled booklet, 1 volume, text and illustrations,
concerning historical figures of remarkable moral stance, the first page
with famous historian Sima Qian.
(9).

£1,000 - 1,500
CNY8,700 - 13,000 HK$9,800 - 15,000

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