Treatise on Superfluous Things
Treatise on Superfluous Things
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Treatise on Superfluous Things

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Author: Wen Zhenheng
Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780241799857

Written in seventeenth-century China, Wen Zhenheng’s Treatise on Superfluous Things explores the objects and surroundings considered beautiful or appropriate by the educated elite of the late Ming period. From painting and architecture to birds, fruit and everyday furnishings, it offers a detailed picture of the tastes and habits of its time. This edition is the first complete English translation.

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