‎"CHENG DAYUE‎
‎Cheng Shi Mo Yuan (Chengshi moyuan) [i.e. ""Mr. Cheng Dayue’s Ink Garden""].‎

‎Beijing, Zhongguo shu dian, 1990. Folio (317 x 208 mm). 12 volumes, all in the original blue stitches paper wrappers (also referred to as fukuro toji-binding) with silver silk covered capitals. Housed in two very nice silk covered cases. A very fine and clean set.‎

Reference : 60471

‎A luxury facsimile print of the 1606-edition of Cheng Dayue’s “Ink Garden of the Cheng Family”. Ink Garden of the Cheng Family is a catalogue of decorative designs for inkstones and ink cakes. Some of the designs were made by well-known artists of the time. It notably features three illustrations sourced from the Gospels found in the 'Evangelicae historiae imagines'.‎