Portraits of China - Hardcover

An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new. ; 136 pages; Description: xxiii, 136 p. : col. Ill. ; 26 cm. A wonderful collection of full-color illustrations. Subjects: Ethnology --China. China --Ethnic relations. Summary: This book offers westerners a stunning, haunting portrayal fifty six nationalities of China. The majority, 92 percent, of population of China over one billion people is made up of the Han nationality, the remaining 8 percent are comprised of fifty five minority nationalities, accounting for over eighty-five million people. It is among them that artist Lunda Hoyle Gill traveled, lived and worked. For the past two decades, Gill has painted portraits of the races of mankind, capturing on canvas both the simplicity and richness of human traditions.