貴州百苗圖
(清)佚名編繪
清末[1821-1911]刻本(彩色套印)
1冊

“Hundred Figures of Miao Minorities in Guizhou”
Anonymous painter from the Qing dynasty
Published between 1821 and 1911
Woodblock printing (multi-color)
1 volume

這部書描繪了近百個貴州各地各苗族部落的男女人物，每幅圖後有專門的文字介紹，資料珍貴，有學術價值。彩圖顏色豐富，鮮艷逼真；繪畫精美細緻，生動形象，極具藝術觀賞性。製作方法是採用手工的木版水印技術，達到了很高的工藝水準。中國國內收藏的貴州苗圖大多為手繪本，木版水印卻很少見，華大收藏的這部彩色套印本彌足珍貴。

This book depicts nearly one hundred male and female figures from the Miao ethnic minority groups living in various parts of Guizhou Province. On the back of each picture is a detailed textual description. This information is precious and has great academic value.

The illustrations are colorful, bright, and vivid, displaying impressive and meticulous artistic technique. Unlike most editions of the “Hundred Figures of Miao Minorities in Guizhou” collected domestically in China, this edition is not hand-painted.  Instead, the illustrations are colored using a quite technologically advanced multi-color woodblock printing technique. Thus this edition, held by UW, is quite valuable.

Item description and Chinese explanation by Boyue Yao; English translation by Xinyi Xu, edited by Emily Jantz.