I am going to move this post to the 'Books' section of the forum although a copy will remain on the 'General' thread.
I contacted forum member Steven Frost to get him to look at your post. Although he said he did not have time to make a public post he has sent me some comments which I am adding below.
Very best wishes,
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Pamela,
I am sorry I do not have time to do a proper public post on the Miao illustrated ethnographies. During the Qing Dynasty in Guizhou amateur painters (usually local officials) recorded the customs of minorities in their districts. The most famous of these is the Bai Miao Tu or One Hundred Miao illustrations. "Miao" here is a generic appellation for all the different tribes inhabiting the Guizhou mountains. These were annotated, and hand bound. The paintings were then periodically re- copied.
The University of Washington published something a few years back (small format) that talked about these types of books. In Guangxi Minorities- Colorful Costumes there are ink illustrations also taken from Guangxi imperial ethnographies.
I have a reprinted large format two volume set in a slipcase that I put on my website next update, but no time now.
All the best,
Steven
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Pamela
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