A print from a disbound book published 1914, with an unrelated picture or text on the reverse side.
Suitable for framing, the page size including text and border is approx 8" x 10.5" or 20cm x 27cm.
Image size approx 6 inches x 8.25 inches
This
is an antique print not a modern copy and shows normal signs of age or
previous use commensurate with the age of the print. Please view any
scans as they form part of the description.
The date given of 1914 is the printing date, the actual date of creation can be earlier.
All prints will be sent bagged and in a board backed envelope for protection in transit.
While every care is taken to ensure my scans or photos
accurately represent the item offered for sale, due to differences in
monitors and internet pages my pictures may not be an exact match in
brightness or contrast to the actual item.
Text description beneath the picture (subject to any spelling errors due to the OCR program used)
LI PO RECITING BEFORE THE EMPEROR.
Chinas most famous poet. Li Po, was a tipsy bard of about thirty-seven when he was first introduced to the sixth T'ang Emperor. On one occasion when the Emperor sent for him he was lying to the Street So drunk that it was not until he had had his face well mopped that he was fit to appear, but even then his talents did not fail him. The poet met his death by drowning. having one night fallen out of a boat in a drunken effort to embrace the reflection of the moon.
Chinas most famous poet. Li Po, was a tipsy bard of about thirty-seven when he was first introduced to the sixth T'ang Emperor. On one occasion when the Emperor sent for him he was lying to the Street So drunk that it was not until he had had his face well mopped that he was fit to appear, but even then his talents did not fail him. The poet met his death by drowning. having one night fallen out of a boat in a drunken effort to embrace the reflection of the moon.