Image: Whiling The Summer Away (silk hand scroll from the 16th or 17th century)
Source: Week 3 Readings – The Quest for Perfect Balance (2006) by Joanna Waley Cohen.

Summary

This hand scroll highlights how men enjoyed their leisure time away from the official duties and jobs. It shows the entertainment they enjoyed and the drinks they had as a group.

Bibliography

Joanna Waley-Cohen, “The Quest for Perfect Balance: Taste and Gastronomy in Imperial China,” in Paul Freedman ed., Food: The History of Taste (Berkeley and Los Angeles: University of California Press, 2007), Ch. 3: 120

China Daily, Ming Dynasty gold antiques on display in Zhejiang, http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/201801/24/WS5a6823d4a3106e7dcc1364aa_1.html, accessed 2/10/2019

Bukowskis, Two blue and white wine cups, Ming dynasty, Transition/Chongzhen (1628-44), https://www.bukowskis.com/en/auctions/568/1793-two-blue-and-white-wine-cups-ming-dynasty-transition-chongzhen-1628-44, accessed 2/10/2019