Liuhe neiwai suoyan

Liuhe neiwai suoyan. (Tales of the world) 六合內外璅言. by Shuyu Yisun (i.e. Tu Shen). ca. 1800.

A collection of short stories by 屠紳 Tu Shen (1744-1801), published anonymously in Guangzhou (aka Canton) shortly after 1797 as a revised edition. Each story has a corresponding full leaf illustration.

Twelve fascicles, woodblock printed and stitched bound in soft covers, housed in two original cases. The first two fascicles contain all of the 165 illustrations which accompany the tales. 

Binding of the fifth volume
Fifth volume of the set, in traditional stitched paper binding
Title page of first volume
Title page of first volume
Opening page of ninth volume
Opening page of ninth volume
Illustration from volume one
Illustration from volume one
Another illustration from volume one
Another illustration from volume one
Illustration from volume two
Illustration from volume two
Passage of text from seventh volume
Passage of text from seventh volume

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