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Descriptive and historical catalogue of a collection of Japanese and Chinese paintings in the British Museum. : By William Anderson, ... Printed by order of the trustees

Anderson, William, 1842-1900 · 1886 · London : Longmans & Co., Paternoster Row; B. Quaritch, 15, Piccadilly; Trübner & Co., 57 & 59, Ludgate Hill · 4 pictures

A scholarly catalogue by William Anderson, published in London in 1886 by Longmans, Quaritch and Trübner for the British Museum trustees, documenting Japanese and Chinese paintings. The plates show Japanese woodblock-style figure sketches, a grid of Chinese-style figure vignettes, and rows of carved seal stamps with inscriptions, useful for designers seeking historical East Asian line drawing and seal motifs.

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