Download or read book Visual and Material Cultures in Middle Period China written by Patricia Buckley Ebrey and published by Sinica Leidensia. This book was released on 2017 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eight studies examine key features of Chinese visual and material cultures, ranging from tombs and ceramics to Buddhist paintings and colophons on calligraphies. The essays connect visual materials to funeral and religious practices, drama, poetry, literati life, travel, and trade.