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Two Albums of Ink Rubbings from the Qing Dynasty

2 folding albums, 292 x 273 mm. The first from the stele of Huanxiang Tang, comprising 27 leaves, with annotations by the classics scholar Hu Xiaoshi (1888-1962), dated to the Dingchou year (1927), National China Bookstore in Beijing label. The second form the stele of Wang Xizhi‘s calligraphy, comprising 12 leaves, with annotations in red ink and one collector's seal: Lin hu xiao xuan cang shu.

胡小石舊藏《原拓環香堂法帖》摺裝1冊27開
題簽：丁丑(1927)春日小石谨签

此帖頗少見，據錢泳《履园丛话》，為长白鄂公西林为陕西巡抚时刻。鄂西林是雍正寵臣鄂爾泰的號。鄂公不曾任陕西巡抚，其三子鄂弼曾巡陝西，或爲誤記。此冊卷首附有訓詁學家胡小石(1888-1962)的題簽，卷末貼中國書店之標簽，或爲胡氏舊藏，因故散出。

舊拓《右军六十帖》卷一摺裝1冊12開

此帖有朱筆點校，卷首鈐“臨湖小軒藏書”朱文方印。臨湖軒是冰心為燕京大學校長司徒雷登所取的齋名，此後一直作爲燕大的貴賓廳待客，后歸北大燕園。

Property from a Prominent Chicago Collection

The Huanxiang tang example in fair condition. Separation and the front and back covers, all components retained. The interior contents with some spotting, and bumping to corners. The cover showing marks and some apparent wax residue. The Wang Xizhi calligraphy example in good condition. Each leave intact, save for two small tears to the last, the mats showing minor spotting, and some rubbing of red pigment. The covers stable, slightly marked (particularly the back cover), and edges a bit bumped.

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