ID 1387700
Lot 340 | AFTER FERDINAND VERBIEST (1623-1688; REPRINTED IN KOREA, 1860)
Estimate value
$ 5 000 – 7 000
Kunyu quantu (Full Map of the World)
Woodblock print, eastern hemisphere part of a reprint of 1674 original, sold as is; reprinted in 1860 in Seoul
57 5/8 x 59 ½ in. (146.4 x 151.1 cm.)
With collector seal Chihara Gen shozoki on the map next to the dating, Chihara Gen in and Nijo on the cover
Provenance
Chihara Gen'ichiro, Mie Prefecture
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Paper, Plastic |
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| Historical era: | Joseon dynasty |
| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Korea, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Woodblock print |
| Medium: | Acrylic glass, Paper, Plastic |
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| Historical era: | Joseon dynasty |
| Place of origin: | Eastern Asia, Korea, Asia |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Woodblock print |
| Address of auction |
CHRISTIE'S 8 King Street, St. James's SW1Y 6QT London United Kingdom | |
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