Description

Title:
Chinese Ancient Constructions: Sheqi Shanxi and Shaanxi Hall
ISBN: 9787501011766
Book #: 016678

Author: Unknown
Illustrator:
Publisher: China Architecture and Building Press
Place: Beijing
Year: 1999
Edition: First Edition

Book Cond.: Very Good Condition
Jacket Cond.: Very Good
Binding: Hardcover
Size: 14″ x 10 1/2″
Book Type: n/a
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Description / Comments:
Size: 14″ x 10 1/2″. Text is in Chinese. . Gray cloth over boards, 386 pages, extensively illustrated. Text is in Chinese characters. This book documents the Shanxi and Shaanxi Hall in Sheqi County, Henan Province. This site is a famous “traveling guild hall” build by Shanxi and Shaanxi merchants during the Qing Dynasty (1756-1892). It is renowned for its elaborate wood carving, stone carving, and high quality glazed tile decorations, often referred to as the “first hall under heaven”. In an illustrated dust jacket that has lines where the plastic coating is wrinkled. In a matching slipcase that has some marks from rubbing and a price sticker on the back. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 9 lbs 0 oz. Category: Architecture; Chinese Language; ISBN: 7501011761. ISBN/EAN: 9787501011766. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 016678.