{"product_id":"up-the-river-of-time-the-chinese-painting-tradition-of-qingming-shanghe-9780674302617","title":"Up the River of Time: The Chinese Painting Tradition of Qingming Shanghe","description":"\u003ci\u003eQingming shanghe\u003c\/i\u003e (\u003ci\u003eUp the River during Qingming\u003c\/i\u003e), dubbed China's \u003ci\u003eMona Lisa, \u003c\/i\u003e is a painting whose primordial version is attributed to Zhang Zeduan, a painter who lived during the Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). It is so revered that to this day there exist more than one hundred handscroll paintings with this title, including the original and later versions produced during the late Ming (ca. 1550s-1644) through the High Qing (ca. 1680s-1795). \u003ci\u003eUp the River of Time\u003c\/i\u003e is the first study in any language to treat the entire cultural constellation of \u003ci\u003eQingming shanghe\u003c\/i\u003e as a painting tradition. Cheng-hua Wang investigates how the original Northern Song version--deemed a classic in art-historical research--and its later iterations shaped the norms of painting, triggered cultural associations, fostered the genre of cityscapes, and redefined the meanings of \"reproduction\" and \"forgery.\" By studying the thematic links between the painting's various versions and tracing their development over several centuries, Wang leads us to revisit China's painting history. Such a focus that pivots toward broad considerations of thematic and cultural significance prompts a reassessment of what defines artistic value. Over time, \u003ci\u003eQingming shanghe\u003c\/i\u003e catalyzed a new artistic culture in China.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cheng-Hua Wang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSeries:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 436\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.11lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.27h x 8.71w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674302617","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46939908014217,"sku":"9780674302617","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_d0e6eaf6-73bf-45ee-9204-b74f13b39a3d.jpg?v=1781660018","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/up-the-river-of-time-the-chinese-painting-tradition-of-qingming-shanghe-9780674302617","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}