Woodblock-Printed Letter Papers of Ten-Bamboo Studio (1952)

An album of woodblock-printed letter papers of Ten-Bamboo…
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An album of woodblock-printed letter papers of Ten-Bamboo Studio, Shizhuzhai Jianpu, Rongbaozhai, Beijing 1952. complete four volumes including nearly 30 categories of 300 prints of different objects, motifs, and subjects of traditional Chinese scholarly interests, this 1952 version printed by historian Zheng Zhenduo and writer Lu Xun, published by Rong Bao Zhai in Beijing, incorporating traditional printing technologies of the multi-colour block printing and the blind-stamping technique of gauffrage (gonghua 'embossed design' or 'arched pattern'), is also the earliest complete version in recent Chinese history, 31.4 cm long, 22.5 cm wide, 5.5 cm deep (with case). Provenance: ACT private collection

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  • Embossed / Repousse - Embossing, also known as repousse, is the technique of decorating metal with raised designs, by pressing or beating out the design from the reverse side of the object.It is the opposite of chasing, where the decoration is applied from the front. An embossed or repoussed object may have chasing applied to finish off the design.

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