FUNG, H.K. THE SHOP SIGNS OF PEKING/Chinese Painting Association of Peking, 1931

Description

Estate Find in the Chinese collection of a World Traveler collected no later than 1937 in China in outstanding condition.
A "Tourist Book" showing the signs used by Chinese shopkeepers/merchants, vendors, and health practitioners, this is a limited edition of 100 copies only. It contains 18 individual pages with illustrations labeled in Chinese and English, ~ 10" x 13". It is bound in boards covered by silk brocade of Dragon and Phoenix(?) designs.
Exquisite execution, vibrant coloring, meticulous detailing, make this a rare and desirable piece of art and an incomparable historical artifact.
There are lateral folds on the last three pages of this book, otherwise this copy is practically pristine.
A copy of this book was sold by Christie's in 2006. Other examples can be viewed at Vatican.
Please see photos, questions are welcome.
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On Jul-08-21 at 09:09:24 PDT, seller added the following information:
For those who have viewed, and those who are watching this "Tourist Book" of Chinese Shop Signs", it has been wrongly attributed to Fung, H.K., (and that book is a well known and printed version of the genre). It has been brought to my attention by a member/collector of the eBay community that  this book is actually a hand painted manuscript by Chow Chih Liang, (son of Chow Pei Chun), who also produced in this genre. I have been advised that the the Red Logo of Chinese Characters is the logo of Chow Chih Liang's workshop. Within the parameters allowed by eBay for editing an modifying an active listing, this error of attribution is corrected. Thank you.