Chinese gourd

Author: Wang Shixiang
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Publish Date: 2004-08-01
Features: The Chinese Gourd is divided into two volumes:
Volume 1 (7 chapters) covers various decorative methods of gourds, artisans, and standard artifacts.
Volume 2 (5 chapters) introduces the breeding and appreciation of singing insects, as well as old Beijing customs.
All illustrations are printed in full color, totaling 267 pieces. Additionally, there are 78 black-and-white illustrations included with the text.
The selected gourd artifacts are mostly imperial treasures, even those from collections are considered fine works.
Each piece is accompanied by an explanation, either detailed or concise, all vivid and stylistically distinctive.
The author provides a unique summary of a lifetime of gourd appreciation.
Originally titled On Gourds, this book was published in a bilingual Chinese-English edition in Hong Kong in 1993.
Now, to honor the Chinese readers, it is printed in Simplified Chinese, with minor revisions to text and images, and includes three newly written essays.
A collection of renowned pieces, beautifully bound in premium paper, is both delightful and timeless.