HUA CHING (FLOWER MIRROR), SECRET TRADITION.
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HUA CHING (FLOWER MIRROR), SECRET TRADITION.

Classification
Prints
Medium
Thread-bound woodblock-printed book; ink on paper
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing dynasty, 1644-1911
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Asian Art

Provenance

The Yellow Hall, Shanghai 6/41

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