22 collotype plates reproducing paintings by Giuseppe Castiglione, from the five-volume set. Printed tissue guards. Several text leaves. Set in the folding case for the fifth volume. 38x27 cm. (15¼x10½").

Collection of plates from the five-volume set, 8 of them from volume five, 6 from volume one, the others unidentified. Giueppe Castiglione (1788-1766) was an Italian Jesuit Brother, missionary in Chain, which became Emperor Qianlong’s painter at the imperial court. A well-known figure to Chinese and his paintings are popular. He was also famous for being in charge of designing the western-style palaces in the imperial gardens of the Old Summer Palace. The title and/or author in Chinese characters can be provided upon request.