Superfluous Things: Material Culture and Social Status in Early Modern China - Paperback
by Craig Clunas
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Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Hawaii PressISBN-13:9780824828202ISBN-10:824828208UPC:9780824828202Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Asia, Anthropology, Social Classes & Economic DisparityBook Topic:China, Cultural & SocialSize:9.04 x 6.22 x 0.59 inchesWeight:0.8907Product ID:SCJPTA7JBG
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This outstanding and original book, presented here with a new preface, examines the history of material culture in early modern China. Craig Clunas analyzes "superfluous things"--the paintings, calligraphy, bronzes, ceramics, carved jade, and other objects owned by the elites of Ming China--and describes contemporary attitudes to them. He informs his discussions with reference to...Language:EnglishPublisher:University of Hawaii PressISBN-13:9780824828202ISBN-10:824828208UPC:9780824828202Book Category:History, Social ScienceBook Subcategory:Asia, Anthropology, Social Classes & Economic DisparityBook Topic:China, Cultural & SocialSize:9.04 x 6.22 x 0.59 inchesWeight:0.8907Product ID:SCJPTA7JBG
Clunas, Craig: - Craig Clunas is Percival David Chair of Chinese Art at SOAS, London, and the author of Superfluous Things, Fruitful Sites: Garden Culture in Ming Dynasty China, Pictures and Visuality in Early Modern China, and Art in China.
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