Superfluous Things: Material Culture and Social Status in Early Modern China

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Illustrated
2004
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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.

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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.

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Format: Illustrated
Pages: 219
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: University of Hawaii Press
Published: 31 May 2004
ISBN 10: 0824828208
ISBN 13: 9780824828202