17th century Chinese school, an album containing six paintings on silk and six calligraphies on paper, with various romance scenes accompanied by poetry, with translations from 1933 and a receipt, each painting and calligraphy approx. 24 x 21cm...

17th century Chinese school, an album containing six paintings on silk and six calligraphies on paper, with various romance scenes accompanied by poetry, with translations from 1933 and a receipt, each painting and calligraphy approx. 24 x 21cm, the album 32 x 26.2cm Provenance: The album is listed on a typed receipt dated 1930s, as 'Album with 5 hand-paintings on silk depicting "Love Stories" with attestable poetry, written by famous personalities, gold-coated, extremely rare and beautiful work from the period Ming 1368-1643 (See separate description and translation of the text)' 諸家(十七世紀) 人物故事圖、書法 設色絹本 散冊頁十二開 款識：月樵、香山、古山、桐萍、夢窻、杏園、書田、芝園居士、霽嵐、瘦山、秋屏、九峯、青藻、愛蓮、訥齋、竹橋山人 來源：此圖冊列於1930年代收據。 Note: Artists include Yue Qiao, Xiang Shan, Gu Shan, Tong Ping, Meng Chuang, Xing Yuan, Shu Tian, Zhi Yuan Ju Shi, Ji Lan, Shou Shan, Qiu Ping, Jiu Feng, Qing Zao, Ai Lian, Ne Zhai and Zhu Qiao Shan Ren.
品相報告 Condition Report: The album with old wear throughout, including fraying to the edges, scuffs, scratches and stains, with some detached pages. The paintings and calligraphies with wear commensurate with age, including some tears and discolouration. Some larger losses in some areas. The calligraphies with tear to the paper and creases. All calligraphies and paintings are pasted down to their mounts. For a full overview of the condition, please see additional images.