Treasures of the Chinese Scholar
By Fang Jing Pei. 10" x 10", 168 pg, paperback. Detailed and illuminating commentary on the objects of the Chinese scholar's studio. Through an understanding of the materials and motifs (brushes, inkstones, water droppers, toggles, figurines...) with which they were so artfully crafted and embellished, one can gain profound insight into classical Chinese civilization, while the pieces themselves stand alone billiantly as objects of aesthetic interest.