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EAP143/4

Record Id:

032-002493921

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-002493921

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100023431475.0x000001

LARK:

SLARK:

Format:

ISAD(G)

Reference (shelfmark):

EAP143/4

Title:

Shui Manuscripts Digitised by Sun Yat-sen University [19th to 20th century]

Scope & Content:

Digital images of Shui manuscripts from Bailai, Baitong, Dangkou and Wuxiong in Rongjiang; Baidan and Zaide in Liping; and Baide and Dekou in Congjiang. The manuscripts are owned by anonymous collectors, and were digitised by Sun Yat-sen University as part of the EAP143 project. The details of the collections, their provenance and owners, are unknown.

The manuscripts are written in the Shui language and script, one of the few remaining hieroglyphics in the world. The manuscripts include Shui works of astrology, folklore, ethics, philosophy, history, art, geography and theology, religious practice and ritual.

It is a tradition that scribes do not identify themselves in Shui manuscripts, and therefore information concerning the creators of these manuscripts is mostly unknown. Similarly the exact dates of the majority of these manuscripts are unknown.

All traditional Shui manuscripts are written on cotton paper in black ink; illustrations are often written in red ink. Bamboo sticks and brushes are comonly used to create the manuscripts. Most manuscripts are bound with cotton thread, and a few have cloth covers. The paper, ink and covering cloth are made locally.

Collection Area:

Endangered Archives Programme

Project / Collection:

Hieroglyphic Shui Manuscripts in China

Hierarchy Tree:

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: "032-002493921", "text" : "EAP143/4/2: Collection of Shui Manuscripts from Baidan, Liping" },{ "id" : "040-002493930", "parent" : "036-002493929", "text" : "EAP143/4/2/1: hun zi wu nian" },{ "id" : "040-002493931", "parent" : "036-002493929", "text" : "EAP143/4/2/2: han ji xiong shu" },{ "id" : "040-002493932", "parent" : "036-002493929", "text" : "EAP143/4/2/3: hun zi wu mao you" },{ "id" : "040-002493933", "parent" : "036-002493929", "text" : "EAP143/4/2/4: shui zi chen yin chou" },{ "id" : "040-002493934", "parent" : "036-002493929", "text" : "EAP143/4/2/5: han guan bing" },{ "id" : "040-002493935", "parent" : "036-002493929", "text" : "EAP143/4/2/6: shui gong zhang ze ji [19th century]" },{ "id" : "040-002493936", "parent" : "036-002493929", "text" : "EAP143/4/2/7: han qi zao tong shu [1930s]" },{ "id" : "036-002493937", "parent" : "032-002493921", "text" : "EAP143/4/3: Collection of Shui Manuscripts from Baitong, Rongjiang" },{ "id" : "040-002493938", "parent" : "036-002493937", "text" : "EAP143/4/3/1: tan si ji [early 20th century]" },{ "id" : "040-002493939", "parent" : "036-002493937", "text" : "EAP143/4/3/2: kan shi an zang [early 20th century]" },{ "id" : "036-002493940", "parent" : "032-002493921", "text" : "EAP143/4/4: Collection of Shui Manuscripts from Baide, Congjiang" },{ "id" : "040-002493941", "parent" : "036-002493940", "text" : "EAP143/4/4/1: zi wu mao you [1980s]" },{ "id" : "040-002493942", "parent" : "036-002493940", "text" : "EAP143/4/4/2: jia yi bing yin [1980s]" },{ "id" : "040-002493943", "parent" : "036-002493940", "text" : "EAP143/4/4/3: zi chen yin chou" },{ "id" : "036-002493944", "parent" : "032-002493921", "text" : "EAP143/4/5: Collection of Shui Manuscripts from Dekou, Congjiang" },{ "id" : "040-002493945", "parent" : "036-002493944", "text" : "EAP143/4/5/1: zi wu mao you [1980s]" },{ "id" : "040-002493946", "parent" : "036-002493944", "text" : "EAP143/4/5/2: er shi ba su liu lian ge jue [1980s]" },{ "id" : "040-002493947", "parent" : "036-002493944", "text" : "EAP143/4/5/3: jia yi bing yin [1980s]" },{ "id" : "040-002493948", "parent" : "036-002493944", "text" : "EAP143/4/5/4: jia zi nian yong [19th century]" },{ "id" : "040-002493949", "parent" : "036-002493944", "text" : "EAP143/4/5/5: jia zi nian yong [19th century]" },{ "id" : "040-002493950", "parent" : "036-002493944", "text" : "EAP143/4/5/6: da huo po [19th century]" },{ "id" : "040-002493951", "parent" : "036-002493944", "text" : "EAP143/4/5/7: zi wu mao you nian [19th century]" },{ "id" : "040-002493952", "parent" : "036-002493944", "text" : "EAP143/4/5/8: jia yi jiu yue mo fang ji [19th century]" },{ "id" : "040-002493953", "parent" : "036-002493944", "text" : "EAP143/4/5/9: zi wu mao you nian [19th century]" },{ "id" : "040-002493954", "parent" : "036-002493944", "text" : "EAP143/4/5/10: zi wu mao you nian [19th century]" },{ "id" : "040-002493955", "parent" : "036-002493944", "text" : "EAP143/4/5/11: da huo po [19th century]" },{ "id" : "040-002493956", "parent" : "036-002493944", "text" : "EAP143/4/5/12: zong he ze ji shu [19th century]" },{ "id" : "040-002493957", "parent" : "036-002493944", "text" : "EAP143/4/5/13: zong he ze ji shu [19th century]" },{ "id" : "040-002493958", "parent" : "036-002493944", "text" : "EAP143/4/5/14: zong he ze ji shu [19th century]" },{ "id" : "040-002493959", "parent" : "036-002493944", "text" : "EAP143/4/5/15: zi wu nian [19th century]" },{ "id" : "040-002493960", "parent" : "036-002493944", "text" : "EAP143/4/5/16: yin yang [19th century]" },{ "id" : "040-002493961", "parent" : "036-002493944", "text" : "EAP143/4/5/17: zong he ze ji shu [19th century]" },{ "id" : "036-002493962", "parent" : "032-002493921", "text" : "EAP143/4/6: Collection of Shui Manuscripts from Dangkou, Rongjiang" },{ "id" : "040-002493963", "parent" : "036-002493962", "text" : "EAP143/4/6/1: chun yin wu xu [1910s]" },{ "id" : "040-002493964", "parent" : "036-002493962", "text" : "EAP143/4/6/2: chun san yin wu xu [late 19th century]" },{ "id" : "040-002493965", "parent" : "036-002493962", "text" : "EAP143/4/6/3: sang zang ze ji shu [1940s]" },{ "id" : "040-002493966", "parent" : "036-002493962", "text" : "EAP143/4/6/4: sang zang ze ji shu [19th century]" },{ "id" : "040-002493967", "parent" : "036-002493962", "text" : "EAP143/4/6/5: chun san yin wu xu [19th century]" },{ "id" : "040-002493968", "parent" : "036-002493962", "text" : "EAP143/4/6/6: wu ying kan ri ji xiong [1950s]" },{ "id" : "040-002493969", "parent" : "036-002493962", "text" : "EAP143/4/6/7: zang zao ze ji shu [19th century]" },{ "id" : "040-002493970", "parent" : "036-002493962", "text" : "EAP143/4/6/8: zang zao ze ji shu [19th century]" },{ "id" : "040-002493971", "parent" : "036-002493962", "text" : "EAP143/4/6/9: zang zao ze ji shu [19th century]" },{ "id" : "040-002493972", "parent" : "036-002493962", "text" : "EAP143/4/6/10: zang zao ze ji shu [19th century]" },{ "id" : "036-002493973", "parent" : "032-002493921", "text" : "EAP143/4/7: Collection of Shui Manuscripts at Wuxiong, Rongjiang" },{ "id" : "040-002493974", "parent" : "036-002493973", "text" : "EAP143/4/7/1: sang zang ze ji shu [late 19th century]" },{ "id" : "040-002493975", "parent" : "036-002493973", "text" : "EAP143/4/7/2: sang zang ze ji shu" },{ "id" : "040-002493976", "parent" : "036-002493973", "text" : "EAP143/4/7/3: wu lu xu hai" },{ "id" : "040-002493977", "parent" : "036-002493973", "text" : "EAP143/4/7/4: zheng qi geng jia" },{ "id" : "040-002493978", "parent" : "036-002493973", "text" : "EAP143/4/7/5: nian wu er zi san gui mo [19th century]" },{ "id" : "040-002493979", "parent" : "036-002493973", "text" : "EAP143/4/7/6: sang zang ze ji shu" },{ "id" : "040-002493980", "parent" : "036-002493973", "text" : "EAP143/4/7/7: tong shu yi kan ji xiong" },{ "id" : "040-002493981", "parent" : "036-002493973", "text" : "EAP143/4/7/8: da tong ji shu" },{ "id" : "036-002493982", "parent" : "032-002493921", "text" : "EAP143/4/8: Collection of Shui Manuscripts at Zaide, Liping" },{ "id" : "040-002493983", "parent" : "036-002493982", "text" : "EAP143/4/8/1: zong he ze ji shu" },{ "id" : "040-002493984", "parent" : "036-002493982", "text" : "EAP143/4/8/2: zong he ze ji shu" },{ "id" : "040-002493985", "parent" : "036-002493982", "text" : "EAP143/4/8/3: zong he ze ji shu" },{ "id" : "040-002493986", "parent" : "036-002493982", "text" : "EAP143/4/8/4: han de yi" },{ "id" : "040-002493987", "parent" : "036-002493982", "text" : "EAP143/4/8/5: sang zang ze ji shu" },{ "id" : "040-002493988", "parent" : "036-002493982", "text" : "EAP143/4/8/6: sang zang ze ji shu" },{ "id" : "040-002493989", "parent" : "036-002493982", "text" : "EAP143/4/8/7: sang zang ze ji shu" },{ "id" : "040-002493990", "parent" : "036-002493982", "text" : "EAP143/4/8/8: sang zang ze ji shu" },{ "id" : "040-002493991", "parent" : "036-002493982", "text" : "EAP143/4/8/9: fan shu yong shi ji [1940s]" }]

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-002493921

Is part of:

not applicable

Contains:

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Hierarchy:

032-002493921

Container:

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

8 series, 62 files

Digitised Content:

https://eap.bl.uk/collection/EAP143-4

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Languages:

Sui

Scripts:

Shuishu
Sui

Start Date:

1800

End Date:

1999

Date Range:

19th century-20th century

Era:

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User Conditions:

Access is for research purposes only

Custodial History:

Digital material in this collection was created as part of the EAP143 project.

Source of Acquisition:

Received from the EAP143 project holder Dr Jian Xu (Accession Records EAP143/1 and EAP143/2)

Appraisal:

The EAP143 project focused on manuscripts which originated in the Guizhou area, specifically within Libo county.

Administrative Context:

EAP143 was funded by the Endangered Archives Programme. Digital copies were made of Shui manuscripts held by institutions, private collectors and Shui communities throughout Guizhou, China.

Information About Copies:

Additional electronic copies have been deposited with Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

Information About Originals:

The original materials have been returned to their owners, who remain anonymous. The EAP143 project believes that a number of the original manuscripts were subsequently sold to different private collectors following digitisation.

Material Type:

Archives and Manuscripts

Legal Status:

Not Public Record(s)

Notes:

This catalogue was prepared on the basis of descriptive metadata supplied by the EAP143 project

Subjects:

Sui (Chinese people)
Sui language

Places:

China, Asia