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Lot 713•
SIXTEEN WOODBLOCK PRINTED BOOKS ON CONFUCIANISM, RELIGION AND PHILSOPHY Qing Dynasty/Republic period
12 – 19 May 2025, 12:00 BST
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SIXTEEN WOODBLOCK PRINTED BOOKS ON CONFUCIANISM, RELIGION AND PHILSOPHY
Qing Dynasty/Republic period
Comprising: one volume of Qindingshujingchuanshuojingzhuan (Imperial Edition of the Book of History), the first section with 48 folded pages, the second section with 22 folded pages; one volume of Yuzuanzhouyizhezhong (The Book of Changes of the Chou Dynasty), dated 1867, the first section with 32 folded pages; one volume of Erlun xiangjie, the second section with 46 folded pages; one volume of Shuangjianyimozixinzheng, dated 1938, section 1 with 23 folded pages, section 2 with 33 folded pages, section 3 with 29 folded pages, section 4 with 16 folded pages; one volume of Yuzuanxinglijingyi (A Compendium on Neo-Confucian Teaching), dated 1853, with 48 folded pages; one volume of Maoshimingwutushuojuanwu (Illustrated Description of Animals and Plants in Book of Songs), sections 1 to 9; one volume of Eryajuanxiaqian, a dictionary on plants, trees and insects with 50 pages and pages missing; one volume of Imperial qindingshijingchuanshuohuizuan, dated 1727, the first section with 55 folded pages, the second section with 44 folded pages and the third section with 56 folded pages; two identical volumes of Yaoshiliuliguangrulaibenyuangongdejing (Sutra of the Merit of the Medicine Buddha), dated fifth year of Guangxu reign, corresponding to year 1880; four volumes of Taishangganyingpiantushuo (An Illustrated Exposition of the Treatise of the Most Exalted One on Action and Retribution), volume no.1 divided into three subsections, volume no.3 with a single section containing 88 folded pages, volume no.7 containing 96 folded pages and the final volume includes 92 folded pages; one volume of Yinzhiwenzhuzheng (Evidence of Cultivating Divine Karma), corresponding to year 1862, with 67 folded pages; one volume of Xuanjiangjiyao (Essentials of Preaching), section 8 with 93 folded pages.
The largest: 28.8cm (11 3/8in) x 10.7cm (4 1/4in). (16).
Comprising: one volume of Qindingshujingchuanshuojingzhuan (Imperial Edition of the Book of History), the first section with 48 folded pages, the second section with 22 folded pages; one volume of Yuzuanzhouyizhezhong (The Book of Changes of the Chou Dynasty), dated 1867, the first section with 32 folded pages; one volume of Erlun xiangjie, the second section with 46 folded pages; one volume of Shuangjianyimozixinzheng, dated 1938, section 1 with 23 folded pages, section 2 with 33 folded pages, section 3 with 29 folded pages, section 4 with 16 folded pages; one volume of Yuzuanxinglijingyi (A Compendium on Neo-Confucian Teaching), dated 1853, with 48 folded pages; one volume of Maoshimingwutushuojuanwu (Illustrated Description of Animals and Plants in Book of Songs), sections 1 to 9; one volume of Eryajuanxiaqian, a dictionary on plants, trees and insects with 50 pages and pages missing; one volume of Imperial qindingshijingchuanshuohuizuan, dated 1727, the first section with 55 folded pages, the second section with 44 folded pages and the third section with 56 folded pages; two identical volumes of Yaoshiliuliguangrulaibenyuangongdejing (Sutra of the Merit of the Medicine Buddha), dated fifth year of Guangxu reign, corresponding to year 1880; four volumes of Taishangganyingpiantushuo (An Illustrated Exposition of the Treatise of the Most Exalted One on Action and Retribution), volume no.1 divided into three subsections, volume no.3 with a single section containing 88 folded pages, volume no.7 containing 96 folded pages and the final volume includes 92 folded pages; one volume of Yinzhiwenzhuzheng (Evidence of Cultivating Divine Karma), corresponding to year 1862, with 67 folded pages; one volume of Xuanjiangjiyao (Essentials of Preaching), section 8 with 93 folded pages.
The largest: 28.8cm (11 3/8in) x 10.7cm (4 1/4in). (16).
Footnotes
清/民國《欽定書經傳說彙纂》一冊、《御纂周易折中》一冊、《二論詳解》一冊、《雙劍誃墨子新證》一冊、《御纂性理精義》一冊、《毛詩名物圖說》一冊、《爾雅卷下前》一冊、《欽定詩經傳說彚纂》一冊、《藥師琉璃光如來本願功德經》兩冊、《太上感應篇圖說》四冊、《陰騭文註証》一冊、《宣講集要》一冊
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