{"product_id":"decoded-messages-hou-mei-sung-9780300141528","title":"Decoded Messages: The Symbolic Language of Chinese Animal Painting","description":"\u003cp\u003eDuring the Ming Dynasty numerous new animal themes were created to convey political and ethical messages current at court. As the result a sophisticated language of Chinese animal painting was developed, employing both the animals' symbolic associations and homonymic puns. Hou-mei Sung's exciting rediscovery of some of these lost meanings has led to a full-scale investigation of the evolving history of Chinese animal painting. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDistinct symbolic meanings were associated with individual motifs, but all animals were assigned a place in the universe according to the Chinese concept of nature. From the very early yin\/yang cosmology to later developments of Daoist and Confucian philosophies and ethics, Chinese animals gained new meanings related to their historical contexts. This book explores these new findings, using the colorful animal images and their rich and evolving symbolic meanings to gain insight into unique aspects of Chinese art, as well as Chinese culture and history. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eExhibition Schedule: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCincinnati Museum of Art (October 2009 - February 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Hou-Mei Sung\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300141521\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300141528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 256\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 4.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.70h x 10.10w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2010","brand":"Hou-Mei Sung","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44076001755391,"sku":"9780300141528","price":65.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_be56dc1e-f544-48ed-a9e7-069292ed6922.jpg?v=1685462626","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/decoded-messages-hou-mei-sung-9780300141528","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}