Striking compendium of Chinese art and design culled directly from rare sources includes animals, birds, fish, abstracts, and patterns in a remarkable diversity of styles, elegantly simple to intricately complex. 200 full-color and black-and-white illustrations.
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Striking compendium of Chinese art and design culled directly from rare sources includes animals, birds, fish, abstracts, and patterns in a remarkable diversity of styles, elegantly simple to intricately complex. 200 full-color and black-and-white illustrations.
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