Glimpses of China and Chinese Homes
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Book Description
Combining close scientific observation and a connoisseur's delight in art, this classic volume by Edward Morse is a beautifully observed and meticulously recorded account of China and its traditional domestic architecture as they were in the 1880s. Morse's stature as a sensitive observer of Asian material culture is unrivalled, and his work preserves numerous features of everyday life that might otherwise have been lost, captured at a point in time before the forces of Westernization had become intrusive. Based upon journals kept during his travels in the country, the work describes the terrain through which he journeyed, houses and their construction, traditional building materials, furnishings, interior and exterior decoration, and other household matters, illustrated with his own exquisitely precise drawings which give a unique insight into the Chinese way of life.
About the Author
Edward S. Morse was a professor at the University of Tokyo and spent many years in Japan where he devoted himself to the study of Japanese art and material culture, for which the Japanese government awarded him the Order of the Rising Sun and the Second Degree Order of the Sacred Treasure. On his return to the United States he was director of the Peabody Museum, Salem, and curator of Japanese ceramics at the Boston Museum.
Glimpses of China and Chinese Homes,Edward S. Morse,Kegan Paul,0710307039,Architecture,Asia - General,Domestic,History,History: World,International Architecture - Asian,China,History Of Art / Art & Design Styles,Language Arts & Disciplines / Journalism,Residential buildings, domestic buildings
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