{"product_id":"treatise-on-superfluous-things","title":"Treatise on Superfluous Things","description":"\u003cb\u003eA classic, seventeenth-century Chinese guide to the harmony of ordinary objects of everyday life\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten in the seventeenth century by Chinese scholar Wen Zhenheng, \u003ci\u003eTreatise on Superfluous Things\u003c\/i\u003e offers a compelling glimpse into the tastes and cultural values of the educated elite in late Ming China. This guide to everyday items--from window frames and old master paintings to caged birds, fruits, and vegetables--is the most complete surviving account of the material and cultural tastes of the era in one of China's largest and richest cities. It is also a guide to finding joy, pleasure, and harmony in the everyday objects that surround us.","brand":"Penguin Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48845498482893,"sku":"9780241799857","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_66835620-4d31-4bfd-8477-2aed0536435c.jpg?v=1792776495","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/treatise-on-superfluous-things","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}