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LOT 1539
Chinese Erotic Folding Book
20TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/4 x 3 3/4 in. (259 grams, 18.5 x 9.5 cm).
An erotic folding book on cloth and woven paper. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom an old Exeter, UK, ethnographical collection.
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