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[CHINE] NACHBAUR ALBERT ET WANG NGEN JOÛNG

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[CHINA] NACHBAUR ALBERT AND WANG NGEN JOÛNG
"Chinese Folk Images", Mîn Kien
Tche T'oû Siang
Peking, Na Che Pao (Nashibao), November 1, 1926. In-folio, bradel black half-percaline with stripes, orange silk boards, labels stuck on the upper board, smooth mute spine.
Edition of 220 numbered copies, including 20 hors commerce.
52 x 38.5 cm


NOTE
This book explains the use of popular xylographs for interior decoration during festive celebrations of the Chinese lunar year, or for domestic altars.
Albert Nachbaur (1879 -1933), born into a family of French architects and decorators, moved to China after the First World War, where he became a bookseller and journalist, and set up his own publishing house, Éditions Albert Nachbaur.
Albert Nachbaur, publishing numerous works on China.