Zac Chee Zong Ze
U1830985B
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Image used: Whiling The Summer Away (16th ~ 17th Century)
Source: Week 3 Readings – The Quest for Perfect Balance (2006) by Joanna Waley Cohen.
Brief Summary
This painting depicts a scene from everyday life in Ming China. As the name suggests, this could be a reflection of how time and resources were spent on a typical summer day.
There are 4 main elements here: [Left to Right]
- Large Table containing with utensils & decorative flower vase
- Group of women, possibly performers
- Group of men gathered over a smaller table, frolicking while having drinks
- Two Servants preparing drink (Tea)
In this analysis, I focused on the third and the fourth point.
Bibliography
Freedman, Paul H. Food: the History of Taste. London: Thames & Hudson, 2007.
Benn, James A. “Religion and Culture in the Tea Economy of Late Imperial China.” In Tea in China: A Religious and Cultural History, 172-97. University of Hawai’i Press, 2015.
Sōshitsu, Sen, and V. Dixon Morris. “Tea in China after The Classic of Tea.” In The Japanese Way of Tea: From Its Origins in China to Sen Rikyu, 31-44. Honolulu: University of Hawai’i Press, 1998.
SPENGLER, ROBERT N. “Spices, Oils, and Tea.” In Fruit from the Sands: The Silk Road Origins of the Foods We Eat, 247-70. Oakland, California: University of California Press, 2019.
“Brick tea was the dominant form of tea in China until loose-leaf tea became popular again during the Ming Dynasty.”
Images Obtained From;
Cinnabar. “Using a Chou Zhou tea stove to heat water for tea.” Last modified July 1, 2010. http://www.gongfugirl.com/using-a-chou-zhou-tea-stove-to-heat-water-for-tea/
Tea Drinking in Chinese Ming Dynasty.” Vicony Tea. Accessed October 2, 2019. http://www.viconyteas.com/directory/tea-encyclopedia/ming-tea-drinking.html
“Tea Drinking in Chinese Tang Dynasty.” Vicony Tea. Accessed October 2, 2019. http://www.viconyteas.com/directory/tea-encyclopedia/tang-tea-drinking.html
“Chinese Tea Compressed.” Chinese Tea. Accessed October 2, 2019. https://chinese-tea.net/chinese-tea-compressed.htm
“Ming Dynasty Porcelain Red Underglaze Ewer.” Golden Triangle Antiques. Accessed October 2, 2019. https://www.goldentriangleantiques.com/ming-dynasty-porcelain-red-underglaze-ewer/