Japan - Meiji period (1868-1912)
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Originating from Japan in the Meiji period, this original accordian album by Zhang Zixiang contains 56 pages of traditional Chinese paintings, measures 13 × 9 cm, with a rigid cover wrapped in blue silk brocade and a preserved original title label, and the interior is generally good with natural patina while the fold-out accordion is complete and functional.
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Accordion Miniature Art Album (Orihon) - Zhang Zixiang (Zhang Xiong) - "Zhang Zixiang Hua Sheng" (張子祥畫賸) - 56 pages - 1884 (Qing Dynasty).
Dimensions: 13 x 9 cm (pocket miniature format of the period)
Publication date: 1884 (10th year of Emperor Guangxu's reign).
Miniature album of traditional Chinese painting models in a deployable accordion format.
(The Remaining Paintings of Zhang Zixiang).
Drawn by Zhang Zixiang (張子祥), the artist-name of the renowned Master Painter Zhang Xiong (張熊, 1803–1886). He was the indispensable leader of the Shanghai painting school under the Qing Dynasty.
The work includes the complete era-preface by Tang Guangxu, dated precisely in the autumn of 1884 (10th year of the Guangxu era).
Printed in Shanghai by the famous private studio "Autumn of the Butterflies" (蝴蝶秋齋).
These booklets later crossed the sea to serve as study models for Meiji-era Japanese painters.
The collection unfolds in a spectacular way over 56 pages. It gathers finely engraved compositions: sacred scholar’s rocks (Gongshi), ancient pine branches, blooming prunus (featuring rare pink pigment highlights applied at the time), sumptuous peonies, Buddhist lotuses, as well as miniature fauna (mandarin fish, dragonflies, silkworm on mulberry leaf).
Finish: rigid cover boards wrapped in a silk brocade fabric on the back.
The original title label on paper is preserved on the upper board.
Cover: heavily used condition. Significant wear and historical rubbing along the blue fabric cover’s borders and corners, revealing the underlying carton structure.
Interior: generally good condition for a study manual of that era. The mulberry paper has a wonderful natural golden patina and occasional foxing that does not diminish the beauty of the calligraphy and engravings. The accordion is perfectly functional and complete.
This book comes from the private collection of a French expatriate, a great enthusiast of Japanese culture and history, who lived and collected his art pieces directly in Japan between 1964 and 1984.
Accordion Miniature Art Album (Orihon) - Zhang Zixiang (Zhang Xiong) - "Zhang Zixiang Hua Sheng" (張子祥畫賸) - 56 pages - 1884 (Qing Dynasty).
Dimensions: 13 x 9 cm (pocket miniature format of the period)
Publication date: 1884 (10th year of Emperor Guangxu's reign).
Miniature album of traditional Chinese painting models in a deployable accordion format.
(The Remaining Paintings of Zhang Zixiang).
Drawn by Zhang Zixiang (張子祥), the artist-name of the renowned Master Painter Zhang Xiong (張熊, 1803–1886). He was the indispensable leader of the Shanghai painting school under the Qing Dynasty.
The work includes the complete era-preface by Tang Guangxu, dated precisely in the autumn of 1884 (10th year of the Guangxu era).
Printed in Shanghai by the famous private studio "Autumn of the Butterflies" (蝴蝶秋齋).
These booklets later crossed the sea to serve as study models for Meiji-era Japanese painters.
The collection unfolds in a spectacular way over 56 pages. It gathers finely engraved compositions: sacred scholar’s rocks (Gongshi), ancient pine branches, blooming prunus (featuring rare pink pigment highlights applied at the time), sumptuous peonies, Buddhist lotuses, as well as miniature fauna (mandarin fish, dragonflies, silkworm on mulberry leaf).
Finish: rigid cover boards wrapped in a silk brocade fabric on the back.
The original title label on paper is preserved on the upper board.
Cover: heavily used condition. Significant wear and historical rubbing along the blue fabric cover’s borders and corners, revealing the underlying carton structure.
Interior: generally good condition for a study manual of that era. The mulberry paper has a wonderful natural golden patina and occasional foxing that does not diminish the beauty of the calligraphy and engravings. The accordion is perfectly functional and complete.
This book comes from the private collection of a French expatriate, a great enthusiast of Japanese culture and history, who lived and collected his art pieces directly in Japan between 1964 and 1984.
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Dynastic Style/Period
Meiji period (1868-1912)
Country of Origin
Japan
Condition
Good condition
Authenticity
Original/official
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