The Art of Ethnography. A Chinese "Miao Album".
Seattle. University of Washington Press. 2006. Stock ID #166664 "Qing dynasty 'Miao albums' are of interest to scholars not only for their valuable ethnohistorical information concerning the local people of southwest China, but also for the insights they provide into the ambivalent views of these 'barbarians' held by members of the Chinese gentry class, by and for whom the albums were produced. The album presented here is a fine example of the genre, its detailed illustrations and balanced calligraphy revealing the reason why the albums have been so cherished by collectors." From Preface. When referring to this item please quote stockid 166664.
Map, colour and black and white reproductions, lxvii + 178pp, bibliography, index, very good paperback copy.
Price: $35.00 AU