Manuscript/Mixed Material Taiwan fan she feng su. 臺灣番社風俗
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Title
- Taiwan fan she feng su.
Other Title
- 臺灣番社風俗
Names
- Hummel, Arthur W. (Arthur William), Sr., 1884-1975, pref.
- Chinese Rare Book Collection (Library of Congress).
Created / Published
- [China : s.n., between 1747 and 1800?]
Notes
- - Cover title.
- - In case.
- - Preface by Arthur W. Hummel reads: An album on the aborigines in Taiwan (Formosa). With interest in the island of Formosa growing, the arrival of a water-color album on the aboriginal people seems timely. Although of little artistic merit, the album - executed probably by an obscure artisan - depict vividly the conditions of Formosa of about a century ago. There are twelve paintings in this folded album, showing life and customs on the island. The pictures show: 1. boys learning how to pound the grain and boys in school engaging in recitation; 2. putting the roof on a house; 3. sentinel on duty; 4. picking cocoanuts; 5. deer hunting; 6. hunting bisons; 7. crossing the stream; 8. cutting grain; 9. storing grain; 10. catching fish; 11. bathing the child; and 12. planting the taro and riding a cart. Students of sociology and history would find the album a good pictoral study of the island before it was transformed into a modern community.
- - Also available in digital form.
- - 彩色繪圖本, 褶裝.
- - Created by royal painters at the behest of Emperor Qianlong after the Royal Inspector visited Taiwan in 1744-1747; the album includes 12 scenes of the daily life and customs of the aboriginal people of Formosa, such as agriculture and hunting; the preface in English by Arthur W. Hummel.
- - 清乾隆巡視臺灣監察御史六十七使臺期間 (1744-1747) 命工繪製。冊頁內有恆慕義所撰英文序文,其大意為:是本記錄臺灣之發展,雖則或因繪工有限而略顯粗糙,然仍難掩其價值。畫冊實錄百餘年前之台島風物,計收畫作十二幅,描摹人民稼穡、狩獵、生活等狀,乃社會學與歷史學諸生研究開埠前臺灣之極佳資料.
Medium
- 1 v. : all col ill.
Library of Congress Control Number
- 2012402171
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