Exhibition of Chinese Arts (Special Sale November 1, 1941 to April April 30, 1942)Loo, C.T. (Ching Tsai Loo) (text by)New York: C.T. Loo & Co., 1941. First edition. Softcover. Large quarto. Unpaginated. Red printed paper wrappers with black lettering on the front cover and spine. This catalogue was published for the sale of Chinese art and artifacts by C.T. Loo and Co. starting November 1st 1941, featuring a total of 976 items. The pieces range from small sculp...ture and ceramics to paintings, and a wide variety of other miscellaneous types of decorative objects. As stated by Loo in the introduction, "I have gathered here an important selection representing all branches of Chinese art from the earliest period to the 19th century...". Every piece is reproduced photographically, often times as part of a wider table display or paired with other items in shelved display cases. Descriptions for each item is on the opposite pages. Two loose leaves of price listing laid in at the back.
Wrappers with creasing, rubbing and chipping to extremities. Covers with some light staining and scratches. Spine with rubbing and chipping. Interior with some prices to pages throughout., with images unaffected.Wrappers in good-, interior in very good+ condition overall.
Ching Tsai Loo (盧芹齋, 1880 – 1957) was an art dealer of Chinese origin, considered the preeminent dealer of Chinese art and artifacts to the West, in the first half of the twentieth century. He maintained galleries in New York and Paris, and was ultimately responsible for introducing countless Chinese artifacts to Europe and AmericaA very Rare and sought after reference