{"product_id":"the-painting-masters-shame-9780674293748","title":"The Painting Masters Shame","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Painting Master’s Shame\u003c\/i\u003e describes the remarkable circumstances of the period around 1120, when the \u003ci\u003eXuanhe Catalogue of Paintings\u003c\/i\u003e was written. Amy McNair’s translation and analysis offers a definitive argument for Liang Shicheng, not Emperor Huizong, as the catalogue’s compiler.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMcNair presents a convincing new interpretation of a well-known, important text. In the process, she offers an intimate sense of the ambitions and frustrations of powerful eunuch officials at the court of Emperor Huizong…An important contribution to political history and the history of art during the Northern Song. -- Christian de Pee * Journal of Chinese History *","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403582480727,"sku":"9780674293748","price":35.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780674293748.jpg?v=1730483896","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-painting-masters-shame-9780674293748","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}