TANG PAINTING - ANCIENT CHINESE ART **INSCRIBED BY SIR AUREL STEIN ** VERY RARE

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A VERY RARE BOOK OF TANG PAINTING - THIS COPY PERSONALLY INSCRIBED
BY THE GREAT ARCHEOLOGIST SIR AUREL STEIN TO PAUL SACHS (Goldman Sachs)
Remains of T'ang Painting.  Discovered by Sir Aurel Stein.  Described by Laurence Binyon, London: Herbert Reiach, 1925.
Folio 34 x 26 cm.m  Reprinted with two illustrations in colour from the Burlington magazine, June, 1925.
COLLATES COMPLETE with 2 color plates, but this copy specially prepared with the inserted of an additional 13
color plates (likely added from another work). Brown cloth, gilt lettered spine.
VERY RARE.
This copy of the Remains of a T'ang Painting Discovered by Sir Aurel Stein, was specially prepared for and inscribed to American investor, businessman and museum director, Paul Joseph Sachs ( Goldman Sachs) just over a month after the great Wall Street Crash .
Sir Marc Aurel Stein, as a Hungarian-born British archaeologist, was  primarily known for his explorations and archaeological discoveries in
Central Asia, and especially for his collection of books and manuscripts bought from Dunhuang caves.  The manuscripts from the
Library Cave date from fifth century until early eleventh century when it was sealed. Up to 50,000 manuscripts may have been kept there, one
of the greatest treasure troves of ancient documents found.   Stein had the first pick and he was able to collect around 7,000 complete
manuscripts and 6,000 fragments for which he paid £130.  Among the treasures  he bought was  the earliest known  dated printed book, the
Diamond Sutra from 868.