Hidden Meaning in Chinese Art by Terese Tse Bartholomew (Paperback - Oversized)

Description: Large Paperback.Can decorative objects increase one's wealth, happiness, or longevity? Traditionally, many Chinese have believed that they cold- provided they include the appropriate auspicious symbols. In Hidden Meanings in Chinese Art, Terese Tse Bartholomew, culminating decades of research, has provided a thorough guide to such symbols. Auspicious symbols in Chinese art are often in the form of rebuses - visual puns. Because many words in Chinese share the same pronunciation, there is a wealth of opportunities for such punning, and over the centuries many rebuses have developed established meanings. Should one give a clock as a gift? Certainly not!@ "To give a clock" songzhong, is a pun for "a last farewell," in other words, for attending a person who is on the edge of death. Why is a pot of philodendrons an appropriate gift for someone opening a new store or restaurant? In America the philodendron serves as a substitute for a Chinese plant name wannianqing, or "ten thousand years green." Such a gi

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Signed: No

Ex Libris: No

Narrative Type: Nonfiction

Personalized: No

Features: Illustrated

Original Language: English

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Country/Region of Manufacture: Hong Kong

Edition: First Edition

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Book Title: Hidden Meanings in Chinese Art

Number of Pages: 352 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Asian Art Museum of SAN Francisco

Topic: Asian / Chinese, Collections, Catalogs, Exhibitions / General, Subjects & Themes / General

Item Height: 1.2 in

Publication Year: 2012

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: Art

Item Weight: 64.6 Oz

Author: Terese Tse Bartholomew

Item Length: 12 in

Item Width: 9 in

Format: Trade Paperback