内容简介
ThisbookexploresChina'spastinanewway.ItshowshowartobjectswereusedinChineseculture--insumptuousburials,intemples,intheelegantmansionsoftherich,andthesplendidsettingoftheImperialCourt.Itexplainstheuseofporcelain,lacquer,jade,silkandpreciousmetalsintheartsofeatinganddrinking.LookingafreshatthetasteofChinesescholarsandwesterncollectorsoverthecenturies,itincreasesourunderstandingofthethingstheyloved.Basedonrecentindepthresearchintooneoftheworld'sgreatestcollections,thisbookisofvaluetoanyoneinterestedinknowingmoreabouttheheritageofChina.ThenewT.T.TsuiGalleryofChineseArtattheVictoriaandAlbertMuseumusessomeofthemostbeautifulandpreciousobjectsintheworldtotellthestoryofoneofitsmostancientcivilisations--China!BoththegalleryandthisbookaremadepossiblethroughthegenerosityofMr.T.T.Tsui.
作者简介
AfterplayinghookyonedayintheseventhgradetoreadGoneWiththeWind,KarenWhiteknewshewantedtobeawriter—orbecomeScarlettO'Hara.Inspiteoftheseaspirations,KarenpursuedadegreeinbusinessandgraduatedcumlaudewithaBSinManagementfromTulaneUniversity.Tenyearslater,afterleavingthebusinessworld,shefulfilledherdreamofbecomingawriterandwroteherfirstbook.IntheShadowoftheMoonwaspublishedinAugust,2000.ThisbookwasnominatedfortheprestigiousRITAawardin2001intwoseparatecategories.HerbookshavesincebeennominatedfornumerousnationalcontestsincludinganotherRITA,theGeorgiaAuthoroftheYearAwardandin2008wontheNationalReaders’ChoiceAwardforLearningtoBreathe.Karencurrentlywriteswhatshereferstoas‘gritlit’—southernwomen’sfiction—andhasrecentlyexpandedherhorizonsintowritingamysteryseriessetinCharleston.Hertenthnovel,TheLostHours,willbereleasedintradepaperbackbyNewAmericanLibrary,adivisionofPenguinPublishingGroup,inApril2009.KarenhailsfromalonglineofSouthernersbutspentmostofhergrowingupyearsinLondon,EnglandandisagraduateoftheAmericanSchoolinLondon.ShecurrentlylivesnearAtlanta,Georgiawithherhusbandandtwoteenagedchildren,andaspoiledHavanesedog(whoappearsinseveralofherbooks),Quincy.Whennotwriting,shespendshertimereading,singing,playingpiano,chauffeuringchildrenandavoidingcooking.
