Title
San Cai Tu Hui [Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Three Powers]
Reference Number
AE17 .W34
Creator
Date
1609
Format
Description
The San cai tu hui 三才圖會encyclopedia is one of approximately 120,000 volumes of stitched-bound Chinese books. Most of the books were printed in the Ming (1368-1644) and early Qing (1644-1911) periods.
San cai tu hui literally means “Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Three Powers,” which are Heaven, Earth, and Man. The collection deals with all aspects of Chinese culture, but is particularly strong in medicine, Buddhism, history, and literature.
Divided into 14 main subject divisions, sub-divided into many topics. Contains many illustrations, diagrams, and portraits. It is the source of most of the stylized portraits of such personages as the Yellow Emperor, Confucius, ad the ancient emperors that are found in many reference books, textbooks, and tourist manuals.
San cai tu hui literally means “Pictorial Encyclopedia of the Three Powers,” which are Heaven, Earth, and Man. The collection deals with all aspects of Chinese culture, but is particularly strong in medicine, Buddhism, history, and literature.
Divided into 14 main subject divisions, sub-divided into many topics. Contains many illustrations, diagrams, and portraits. It is the source of most of the stylized portraits of such personages as the Yellow Emperor, Confucius, ad the ancient emperors that are found in many reference books, textbooks, and tourist manuals.
Extent (Pages, Duration, Dimensions)
155 volumes
Is Part Of
Asia - China Collection, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Library
Page Location
72