Early folk arts of Taiwan

Author: Liu Wen-san
Publisher: Xiongshi Publishing Company
Publication Date: 2000-03-01
Features: As everyone knows, early folk art in Taiwan is well-known. Taiwan is a beautiful island, but who can understand how the ancestors of Taiwan, when migrating here for the survival of their race, struggled against natural disasters and epidemics with a spirit of perseverance and a will to endure hardship, while tilling and cultivating the land! The painter Liu Wen-san spent ten years deeply researching the folk culture, conducting field studies, and personally collecting original materials to write this systematic and comprehensive monograph that vividly portrays the early life of Taiwan's ancestors. For over three hundred years, early living utensils, which have been consistently ignored, abandoned, and damaged, are now presented to the public. The content includes folk art in eating utensils, clothing, housing, and transportation. It not only explains the rich folk life embodied in folk art but also reveals the high level of traditional folk craftsmanship. The accompanying illustrations are all precious. The warmth of the ancestors' hard work still lingers and cannot be easily forgotten. It is not only a must-read for scholars of art, craft, folklore, and social anthropology but also for anyone who grew up in Taiwan.