WAN SHOU SHENG DIAN CHU JI (EMPEROR'S ANNIVERSARY CEREMONIES), VOLS 40, 41 AND 42 (FOUR VOLUMES), China, possibly from the Kangxi period edition (1717) Part of forty volumes, celebrating the 60th birthday of Emperor Kangxi, compiled by Wang Yuanqi (1642-1715), landscape artist and officer, and published in the 56th year of Kangxi's reign (1717), depicting scenes of characters welcoming the arrival of Emperor Kangxi, three collectors' stamps including two by Cao Yin, cloth cover; wear and some tears Overall size: 29 × 20 cm (11 ½ × 7 ¾ in.) Four volumes of Wan Shou Sheng Dian Chu Ji, China, possibly from the Kangxi period edition (1717) 清 康熙 万寿盛典初集 卷四十，四十一及四十二 四册

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