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Hardback. Zustand: Good. First edition. The first edition of Tchang Yi-Tchou and Joseph Hackin"s important early catalogue of the Musee Guimet"s Chinese paintings, illustrated with sixteen plates. In the publisher's original pictorial hardback. First edition. Illustrated with sixteen monochrome plates, reproducing works from the museum"s collection, alongside further illustrations in the text. Collated, complete. An scholarly catalogue of the Chinese paintings held by the Musee Guimet, describing approximately 181 scrolls and album leaves. The work opens with a discussion of the general characteristics and techniques of Chinese painting before exploring its development chronologically through the major dynasties, the Tang and Song to the Yuan, Ming and Qing periods. Joseph Hackin (1886-1941) was a French archaeologist, philologist and curator at the Musee Guimet, later serving as director of the French Archaeological Delegation in Afghanistan. Emile Guimet (1836-1918), who contributes the preface, was the French industrialist, traveller and collector who founded the museum. An important catalogue documenting the Musee Guimet"s collection. In the publisher's original pictorial hardback.Externally, a little worn. Joints cracked with slight loss, tearing, and lifting to paper, partially exposing backing; boards tender but holding. Light soiling to boards with the odd spot and handling mark. Slight rubbing and bumping to extremities. Previous owner's inscription to upper corner of front board, dated 1928.Slight creasing to rear endpapers; blistering to rear paste down. Marginal browning to endpapers. Internally, firmly bound. Pages bright and clean if slightly age toned with one or two light spots to fore edge. Good. Various (illustrator). book.…