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Illustrated Traces of the Sage Confucius, adapted from Sima Qian by Zhang Kai, expanded by He Xun, and reproduced by Zhu Jianjun in 1497

Illustrated Traces of the Sage Confucius, adapted from Sima Qian by Zhang Kai, expanded by He Xun, and reproduced by Zhu Jianjun in 1497

Chinese

Accordion-fold woodblock-printed book; ink on paper; with a printed postface dated to 1497. Circa 1506 reprint of the Jifu edition, which was first published in 1497.

Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

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