Publisher | University of Hawaii Press |
ISBN 13 | 9780824828202 |
ISBN 10 | 0824828208 |
Author | Senior Lecturer in Art History Craig Clunas |
Language | English |
Book Description | Now in paperback 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, |
About the Author | 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. |
Publication Date | 31 May 2004 |
Number of Pages | 240 pages |
Superfluous Things: Material Culture and Social Status in Early Modern China