Four volumes in a clothbound slipcase, l. 31,4 cm, w. 22,5 cm, d. 5,5 cm. Catalogue note: The Shizhuzhai Jianpu, Ten Bamboo Studio Catalogue of Letter Paper, was first printed in late Ming dynasty and is divided into eight categories. A Chinese publisher, Rongbao Zhai was tasked to reprint the book in the first decades of the 1900s, completing the first edition in 1941. In 1952, there was a second republication of around 300 copies. Another example from the 1952 edition is part of the British Museum collection. The Beijing Rongbao Zhai Xin Ji Shi Jian Pu was first published in 1951 and reprinted in 1953, 1955, and 1957. It is comprised of 80 letter papers designed by some of the most famous artists of the time, including 32 by Qi Baishi, who also wrote the title of the book at 91 years old.

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