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Treasures of the Asia Collections

Yongle da dian (The Great Standard of Yongle or Encyclopedia Maxima)

Description:
These volumes constitute five of the surviving 400 volumes of the original Yongle da dian, the Encyclopedia Maxima, bearing the emperor Yongle's chinese (1402-1424) reign name. Gift of Charles Wason