Enlightening Pursuits: Scholar's Objects from the Mengdie...
Wong, Anita Yin-Fong / Chow, Yee Wan Annie / Mak, Yiu Cheung Philip
The pursuit of knowledge and wisdom by ancient Chinese scholars manifested itself in various forms beyond the imagination of people in today's society. At the time when ancient scholars' "ears are shut to what goes on outside the window and are single-mindedly focus on the classics", the ideal state of their austere existence was the pursuit of intellectual enlightenment and spiritual fulfillment. One can imagine, any objects in their studios ...