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The Eternal Feast: Banqueting in Chinese Art from the 10th to the 14th Century

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By (author): Zoe S. Kwok

An overview of Chinese culture, particularly visions of life and the afterlife, told through feast imagery from three historically transformative dynasties

Feasting 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 (9601279), Liao (9071125), and Yuan (12791368) 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 books 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 topicsnot only food and drink but dance, music, costume, burial practices, artistic patronage, and more.

Distributed for the Princeton University Art Museum


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Princeton University Art Museum
(October 19, 2019February 16, 2020)

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  • Dimensions: 235 x 279mm
  • Publication Date: 19 Nov 2019
  • Publisher: Yale University Press
  • Publication City/Country: United States
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780300246902

About Zoe S. Kwok

Zoe S. Kwok is assistant curator of Asian art at the Princeton University Art Museum.

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