Tsjwang Tze - De zeven innerlijke boeken [De Leeringen] van Tsjwang Tze in het Hollandsch overgebracht door C.C. Blok-Franse

Tsjwang Tze - De zeven innerlijke boeken [De Leeringen] van Tsjwang Tze in het Hollandsch overgebracht door C.C. Blok-Franse - Amersfoort - Valkhoff & Co. - [1918] - 1st edition - [136] pp - Paper wrappers - 16 x 21 cm.

Condition: Good - fragile cover with wear, tanning.

Dutch translation (by Caroline Christine Franse) of mystical-philosophical texts by Zhuang Zhou (aka Zhuang Zi). With table of contents. Softcover edition with late Art Nouveau-like design (of Lotus flower) by unknown artist ('Toon Berge'?).

Obscure edition (of the Theosofische Vereniging?). NCC: At least one copy is kept at the Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde in Leiden.

¶ Zhuang Zhou, or in the ancient spelling Chuang-tzu, c. 369 BC-286 BC, was a Chinese poet and Taoist philosopher of the classical period of Chinese philosophy. He is called a mystic and a kind of quietist. His work is seen as one of the three pillars that form the foundation of Taoism.