An illustrated album of Daoist alchemy practices
Anonymous (Qing dynasty)
An illustrated album of Daoist alchemy practices
An album of fifty leaves mounted on twenty-five pages, color and gold on indigo paper; each leaf containing text with instructions on alchemy, followed by an illustration depicting figures engaging in said alchemistic methods, the final leaf bearing a signature reading Qiu Ying with one seal.
4 7/8 x 8 1/2in (12.5 x 21.5cm) each leaf
SKU: 00078PU007500
