Spirit Stones of China

by Stephen Little

According to legend, stones have been revered in China since at least the third millenium B.C., when they were presented as tribute to Emperor Yu, a mythical sage-ruler. Stones were prized and collected for display in gardens and, probably, interiors from the Han dynasty onward, and by the Tang dynasty a true literature of stones had appeared. This tradition of stone collecting, which was to find its ultimate expression during the second half of the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520220455
• ISBN13: 9780520220454
• Release Date: June 1999
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.9" x 10.3"