Kêng Tschi T'u. Ackerbau und Seidengewinnung in China: Ein kaiserliches lehr- und mahn-Buch. [Agriculture and Silk Production in China: An Imperial Instruction and Cautionary Book]
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Otto Franke's 1913 study and German translation of the Kêng tschi t'u ("Pictures of Plowing and Weaving"), a Chinese imperial instructional work on rice farming and silk production. The introductory chapters treat agriculture and sericulture as ethical and religious elements, their place in Chinese literature and art, and the history of the work from Lou Schou (12th century) through the K'ang-hi and K'ien-lung editions. The main part translates the prose texts for 23 farming scenes and 23 silk scenes, covering sericulture from silkworm bathing through cocoon reeling, warping, weaving, dyeing, pattern weaving and tailoring. The volume ends with extensive notes, an index, and over 100 plates reproducing the Chinese woodcut illustrations and text, plus text figures of tools such as reels, baskets and looms.
- Type
- Book
- Date
- 1913
- Languages
- German, Chinese
- Pages
- 312