Overview
A classic, seventeenth-century Chinese guide to the harmony of ordinary objects of everyday lifeWritten in the seventeenth century by Chinese scholar Wen Zhenheng, Treatise on Superfluous Things offers a compelling glimpse into the tastes and cultural values of the educated elite in late Ming China. This guide to everyday items—from window frames and old master paintings to caged birds, fruits, and vegetables—is the most complete surviving account of the material and cultural tastes of the era in one of China’s largest and richest cities. It is also a guide to finding joy, pleasure, and harmony in the everyday objects that surround us.
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Details
Format:
Paperback
Publication Date:
03/16/2027
ISBN-10:
0241799856
ISBN-13:
9780241799857
Pages:
192
Publisher:
Penguin Publishing Group
