Wax-Dyeing Designs of Kweichow Province China.

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Peking: The People's Art Publishing House (1956). Sm. 4to. Paper wraps. (38pp.). Illust. Text in Chinese. Pamphlet insert in English with list of plates. Fine. NOTE: Guizhou (alternatively Kweichow). The batik system of dyeing which originated during the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) reflects the wisdom of traditional Chinese artisans. Miao people an ethnic group living in Southwest China have carried on this heritage for generations.