Selection of Masterworks in the Collection of the National Palace Museum. Republic of China: 1980. A catalog illustrating some representative antiques from the fine National Palace Museum collection, which had been transported to Taiwan ahead of the Communist insurgents in 1949. The catalog, written in English & Chinese, includes sections devoted to bronzes, ceramics, lacquer, enamels, jade, carvings, apparel, miniatures, silks, Tibetan Buddhist ritual implements, writing materials, calligraphy, paintings, documents, portraiture and books. Hardcover. 7.5"x10.5", 214 pages, many black & white and some tipped-in color illustrations. Minor soil. Inventory #: 36013 Price: $ 35.00