Saturday, June 25, 2022
LOT #76

Chinese Jiandu "Tao Te Ching" Bamboo Strip Book

Having (139) strips of imprinted calligraphy string bound, including title strip; together with (2) Islamic calligraphy texts painted on wood panels having drilled holes at top edges for hanging

Estimate: $200 - $400

Hammer Price: $225

Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000

Dimensions: Height: 9 inches, Length: 56 inches (bamboo book)

Condition: Very Good, overall light wear consistent with normal use; a knot in the wood having popped, leaving a hole in an Islamic wood, similarly caused loss at left edge of the other panel also having a split

Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present

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Sales Tax: California (7.250%), Florida (6.000%), Georgia (8.500%), Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)

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