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Arthur Waley

19th August 1889 - 27th June 1966

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English Orientalist and sinologist

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Renowned for his translations of Chinese and Japanese poetry and literature. Some of his early work was published in The Little Review by Ezra Pound. Waley won the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry in 1953 and he was made a Companion of Honour in 1956.

Title	Date	Location	Publication
A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems	1918	London	Constable

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Buddhist Art.- Waley (Arthur) A Catalogue of Paintings recovered from Tun-Hu...

Hammer: £340

Japan.- Waley (Arthur) The Lady Who Loved Insects, one of 550 copies, dry-po...

Hammer: £300

Japan.- Waley (Arthur) The No Plays of Japan, first edition, inscribed by th...

Hammer: £280

Waley (Arthur, translator) A Hundred and Seventy Chinese Poems...

Hammer: £100

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