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HAN Ping Chien (1891 – 1930). Portrait of Chinese Magician Han Ping Chien. Atlanta: Nelson, [ca. 1915]. Full-length image of the vaudeville magician who introduced several novelties to American magicians including the famous sleight-of-hand maneuver that bears his name. He stands beside a chair covered with an embroidered drape bearing a crane pattern. 9 ½ x 7 3/8”. Photographer’s stamp to verso. Corner pinholes. SIGNED in the left margin in Chinese by Han. Uncommon.