425 - Gunnar Kaldewey - Bun-Ching Lam - Li Po. Before Serving the Wine. New York 2006. Featuring twelve metal engravings based on calligraphies by Bun-Ching Lam, printed on inkjet prints based on watercolors by Gunnar Kaldewey. Original silk binding and suede slipcase, together in a light gray cardboard slipcase and outer slipcase (Judi Conant, Guildhall).

Gunnar Kaldewey - Bun-Ching Lam - Li Po. Before Serving the Wine. New York 2006. Featuring twelve metal engravings based on calligraphies by Bun-Ching Lam, printed on inkjet prints based on watercolors by Gunnar Kaldewey. Original silk binding and suede slipcase, together in a light gray cardboard slipcase and outer slipcase (Judi Conant, Guildhall). Auction start time: approx. 5:13 p.m. (Schedule subject to change) Edition Kaldewey 45. — One of seven “deluxe” copies in a silk binding and with a signed supplementary set of calligraphies, each bearing a Chinese seal impression (total print run: 42). - Signed by the artist in the colophon. - Printed and bound as a leporello. - The calligraphic text was printed on Chinese paper and mounted on cardboard. - The cheerful text by the Tang Dynasty poet Li Po is an ode to the joys of drinking wine. The Chinese-style book, featuring the expressive calligraphy of Bun-Ching Lam, follows the color palette of the rainbow. - The second of three wine books published to mark Gunnar Kaldewey’s 60th birthday, featuring texts by Charles Baudelaire, Li Po, and Hafiz. From Lucius, p. 285 38.5 × 28.5 cm. [12] pages, 10 leaves, 1 double leaf. - Slipcase slightly discolored at the edges. Spine of the chemise faded. English description: Includes twelve metal prints based on calligraphies by Bun-Ching Lam. Original silk binding and buckskin chemise, together in a chemise and slipcase (Judi Conant, Guildhall). Edition Kaldewey 45. - One of seven “deluxe” copies in a silk binding, featuring an additional set of calligraphies on inkjet prints based on watercolors by Gunnar A. Kaldewey (total print run of 42). - Signed by the artist in the colophon. - Printed and bound as a leporello. - The calligraphic text was printed on China paper and mounted on cardboard. - “This is the second of the three wine books featuring texts from three different cultures by Charles Baudelaire, Li Po, and Hafiz. The joyful text, by the Tang dynasty poet Li Po, is an ode to the pleasures of drinking wine: ‘Together we must drink three hundred goblets of wine.’ The Chinese-style book, featuring Bun-Ching Lam’s expressive calligraphy, follows the color spectrum of the rainbow. The double-page spread with the English translation was given to all guests at Kaldewey’s sixtieth birthday party in Poestenkill.” (Von Lucius, p. 285). The slipcase has some slight discoloration around the edges. The spine of the chemise is faded.