Estampage de la stèle Yanjiamiao, calligraphie de style régulier de Yan Zhenqing

encre sur papier, en deux albums avec cent quatre-vingt-seize feuilles, et avec quarante-cinq cachets de collectionneurs (2)

Acquired in China between 1894 and 1922.
Thence in the family by descent. 

The rubbings are mounted and bound as two volumes (shang and xia). The covers on both volume is detached and loose. there are losses and loose bits to the spines. There are some worm holes to the first couple of pages on the first volume (shang) and extensive damage (worm holes) and losses to the upper parts of the mount (not the rubbings). There are light humidity stains throughout. The second volume (xia) has humidity stains throughout and some wear due to humidity to the upper parts of the mount (not the rubbings). There are restoration of wear on the rubbing. Page loosen due to loss of glue over time. There are loss of mounting boarder on the first volume, but rubbing calligraphy is not damaged.
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