The Elegant Life of the Chinese Literati: From the Chinese Classic, 'treatise on Superfluous Things', Finding Harmony and Joy in Everyday Objects by Wen Zhenheng

The Elegant Life of the Chinese Literati: From the Chinese Classic, 'treatise on Superfluous Things', Finding Harmony and Joy in Everyday Objects

Wen Zhenheng with Tony Blishen (Translator)

156 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction art classics history informative reflective slow-paced
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The Elegant Life of the Chinese Literati is the first complete translation of a classic 17th century Chinese guide to the ordinary objects of everyday life--from trees and birds to windows and tea. Similar to Feng Shui, the principles laid out in ...

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