{"product_id":"the-eternal-feast-zoe-s-kwok-9780300246902","title":"The Eternal Feast: Banqueting in Chinese Art from the 10th to the 14th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn overview of Chinese culture, particularly visions of life and the afterlife, told through feast imagery from three historically transformative dynasties\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFeasting was an important social and ritual activity in China beginning in the Bronze Age, and cuisine retains a strong cultural significance to this day. This book focuses on feasting in the 10th through 14th centuries, examining Chinese paintings of feasts from the Song (960-1279), Liao (907-1125), and Yuan (1279-1368) dynasties. Feast images, more so than works from any other painting genre, depict scenes from the past, the present, and the afterlife alike. More specifically, as author Zoe S. Kwok explains in the book's insightful text, they portray a continuum between life and what lies beyond it; this volume is the first to make such a connection. Full-color plates highlight a rare group of paintings as well as complementary ceramic, metal, stone, and textile objects, and the nearly fifty individual catalogue entries touch on diverse topics--not only food and drink but dance, music, costume, burial practices, artistic patronage, and more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zoe S. Kwok\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0300246900\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300246902\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Princeton University Art Museum\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/19\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 196\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.30h x 9.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Zoe S. Kwok","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48443330429183,"sku":"9780300246902","price":53.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3c2def72-b09e-44a9-939d-5fabe2c966a4.jpg?v=1777204788","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-eternal-feast-zoe-s-kwok-9780300246902","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}