TAISHANG GANYING PIAN TUSHUO 1881PROPERTY FROM THE FAMILY OF GERARD DESPUTTAISHANG GANYING PIAN TUSHUO1881Eight volumes in a blue cloth case, published Guangxu 7th year (1881), reprinting the Shunzhi 12th year (1655) original, Beijing, Binsheng Tang printed. 《太上感應篇圖說》刻本白紙 線裝 一函八冊全 一八八七年Provenance:Gerard Desput, acquired in Beijing, 1955-1959來源：德士普舊藏，1955-1959年間購藏於北京Taishang ganying pian tushuo (Illustrated Explanation of the Tract of the Most Exalted on Action and Response), was originally published in 1164 as a Daoist text on morality, ethics and karmic merit and demerit. Presented as the words of Laozi, the legendary founder of Daoism, this text was extremely popular in the centuries that followed, some suggesting it as the most widely reprinted book in the pre-Modern era. The illustrated version first appeared in the Qing dynasty.T US Import TariffPlease note that this lot is subject to an import tariff of 7.5%. The buyer will be required to pay the import tariff, which is included in the purchase price, along with sales tax, if applicable. The amount of the import tariff due is a percentage of the value declared upon entry into the United States (it is not based on the final bid price). The buyer should contact Bonhams prior to the sale to determine the amount of the import tariff.