Japan, 1835

[Map of the Unified Qing Dynasty]. Japan, Edo period, 1835.

Very attractive Japanese woodblock map of Qing China.

Color woodblock circular map of Qing China, ink and color printed on paper, 665 x 625 mm, folding into paper covers, 220 x 160 mm. Title in cartouche at the top of the hemisphere. India, Korea, Japan, Ryukyu, Philippine and some other countries are also included in the map surrounding China, most with colors. Inscription along the upper border of the sheet, authors names at the lower left corner, a collector’s seal at the lower right corner. (Three small holes near center, covers rubbed with some staining.)
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Please note that this lot is subject to an import tariff. The amount of the import tariff due is a percentage of the final hammer price plus buyer's premium. The buyer should contact Post Sale Services prior to the sale to determine the estimated amount of the import tariff. If the buyer instructs Christie's to arrange shipping of the lot to a foreign address the buyer will not be required to pay the import tariff, but the shipment may be delayed while awaiting approval to export from the local government. If the buyer instructs Christie's to arrange shipping of the lot to a domestic address, if the buyer collects the property in person, or if the buyer arranges their own shipping (whether domestically or internationally), the buyer will be required to pay the import tariff. For the purpose of calculating sales tax, if applicable, the import tariff will be added to the final hammer price plus buyer's premium and sales tax will be collected as per The Buyer's Premium and Taxes section of the Conditions of Sale.