《玉茗堂還魂記》 二卷五十五齣, 六冊
湯顯祖
清乾隆五十年[1785]氷絲館刻本

“The Peony Pavilion” (2 sections (55 scenes) in 6 volumes)
By Tang Xianzu
Published in 1785 by Bing si guan
Woodblock printing

This is a romance drama written by Tang Xianzu (1550-1616), a famous dramatist from the Ming dynasty. Many versions of this famous play have been published. This woodblock printed edition from 1785 is one of twelve rare woodblock printed books between 1736 and 1796 (the reign period of the Qing dynasty Qianlong Emperor) that were discovered and cataloged at UW as part of this CLIR project.