{"product_id":"hidden-meanings-in-chinese-art-9780939117369","title":"Hidden Meanings in Chinese Art","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHidden Meanings in Chinese Art\u003c\/strong\u003e by Bartholomew, Terese Tse. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780939117369.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCan decorative objects increase ones wealth, happiness, or longevity? Traditionally, many Chinese have believed that they cold- provided they include the appropriate auspicious symbols. In Hidden Meanings in Chinese Art, Terese Tse Bartholomew, culminating decades of research, has provided a thorough guide to such symbols. Auspicious symbols in Chinese art are often in the form of rebuses - visual puns. Because many words in Chinese share the same pronunciation, there is a wealth of opportunities for such punning, and over the centuries many rebuses have developed established meanings. Should one give a clock as a gift? Certainly not!@ \"To give a clock\" songzhong, is a pun for \"a last farewell,\" in other words, for attending a person who is on the edge of death. Why is a pot of philodendrons an appropriate gift for someone opening a new store or restaurant? In America the philodendron serves as a substitute for a Chinese plant name wannianqing, or \"ten thousand years green.\" Such a gi\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Tuttle Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44665115115573,"sku":"ByrdShop_0939117363","price":230.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/ByrdShop_0939117363_0ef7bff4-69ee-447e-890d-4c34111c3de4.jpg?v=1784375339","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/hidden-meanings-in-chinese-art-9780939117369","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}