Illustrated Catalogue of Ancient Jades 古玉圖譜 (1779)
1media/guyutupu_thumb.jpg2020-10-28T17:12:58-07:00Tang Li94607ee88639079982d0344d02ff8ecdf7b6dc46309964This voluminous book was purportedly claimed to be a catalogue of jades from the imperial collection of Emperor Xiaozong 孝宗 (1127-1194) of the Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279), but it is considered by scholars as a forgery which was published by Jiang Chun 江春 in 1779. Although this multi-volume set contains some incorrect information, it includes a detailed description for each object and thus is still regarded as a useful reference book for the study of Chinese jades. Donated by Dr. Peter Marie Suski. Date/edition: 1779 | 清乾隆四十四年 (1779) 江春康山草堂刻本.plain2020-11-04T18:01:28-08:00Link to the catalog record in the USC LibrariesTang Li94607ee88639079982d0344d02ff8ecdf7b6dc46