Five Blessings: Coded Messages in Chinese Art

by Estelle Nikles van Osselt

This gorgeously produced book reveals the hidden meaning behind motifs in Chinese decorative arts. When any Westerner looks at Chinese art, it is immediately apparent how much the depiction of animal and plant life differs from its American or European equivalent. This exceptional world teems with flowers, trees, birds, fish, shellfish, and insects, mixed with fantastic creatures or figures taken from legend and mythology. Various motifs can appear...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8874395574
• ISBN13: 9788874395576
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: 5 Continents Editions
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 2.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 8.3" x 10.6"