Book, four volumes, "Shi zhu zhai jian pu" by Hu Zhengyan. Published by Rong Bao Zhai, Beijing, 1952.

Ten bamboo studio catalogue. Woodblock prints, ink and colour on paper, four volumes, in a cloth-bound slipcase. Dimensions album 22x31.5x5.5 cm.

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Compare a similar set sold at Christies; lot 1330. 11 Dec 2012, Live auction 7639. Christie's Interiors.

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Rong Bao Zhai (simplified Chinese: 荣宝斋; traditional Chinese: 榮寶齋, Studio of Glorious Treasures) is an old well reknowned stationery, calligraphy and painting shop in Beijing, China. It is located in Liulichang outside the Hepingmen Gate.

Rong Bao Zhai was founded in 1672 (11th year of the Kangxi reign in the Qing dynasty) as the Song Zhu Zhai (松竹斋; Pine and Bamboo Studio), and adopted its current name in 1894.

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