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...Ounces of Divinity: Rice, the Emperor, and Cosmological Exchange of Self in Japanese Culture--with Emiko Ohnuki-Tierney, professor in the University of Wisconsin Department of Anthropology. In the Common Room at 42 Francis...
...atypical of the show. Generally, the tension between adherence to aesthetic heritage and social conditions remains unexplored. This is most obvious in the case of Wang Hui's colorful masterpiece Southern Inspection Tour: Bennui Zhen to Changzhou on the Grand Canal. This work is a fascinating depiction of the emperor's journey into the country. The small shops and local village society are commemorated carefully and sensitively...
...wonder why the emperor commissioned such a work. What purposecould such a precise recording serve? Was it meant to record, to legitimize, to intimidate? The problem is compounded by the sheer uniqueness of this work. Its scale (it is one part of eight scrolls) and degree of detail is unlike any other piece presented. Its presence, rather than demonstrating an artistic heritage, compels us to question the relationship of artist to patron and of art to society...
...Drafted as Roman emperor in A.D. 41 after the assassination of his depraved nephew Caligula; strengthened Rome's legal system...
...novel that stops on page 36 for a brief treatise on tea is obviously not in a hurry. Neither are the protagonists of Bronze Mirror (Henry Holt; 337 pages; $19.95). The Yellow Emperor, who "discovered the wheel and the compass and such," the Silkweb Empress, responsible for "the delicate art of silkworm rearing," and their courtiers all flourish during the Song dynasty, circa 1135. Another invention is announced: the Emperor's minister has developed a set of symbols called writing. Now every royal tale can be recorded. The aristocrats begin a leisurely contest for the title of best storyteller...