Gazetteer of Wu-i Mountain (Wu-i shan ch'ih), 1872
Unknown artist, Chinaexpand_more
Woodblock print on white paperexpand_more
Gift of Ruth and Bruce Daytonexpand_more 2001.75.8.1-8
Not on Viewexpand_more
Wu-i Mountain in Fujian province, southern China was celebrated for its elegant landscape whose peaks and ridges were believed to be the retreats of celestial beings. It became a favorite place of Chinese literati who contributed a large corpus of writing in praise of this area. The present eight volume book was written by Tung Tian-kung in 1751 and was based on four previous works. The woodblocks were carved in 1846 by the
Wu-fu chi-mu Studio and this copy was printed in 1872.
The book begins with thirty-two portraits of virtuous local people, scholars and immortals. The text provides a description of the mountains, a discussion of religious personages, ancient sites and literature connected with the area. There are ten maps, one for each mountain range, and architectural sketches.
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- Gazetteer of Wu-i Mountain (Wu-i shan ch'ih)
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- 2001.75.8.1-8
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