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Title: Eighteen Songs of a Nomad Flute: The Story of Lady Wen-Chi by Robert A. Rorex, Wen Fong ISBN: 0-87099-095-0 Publisher: Metropolitan Museum of Art Pub. Date: February, 1975 Format: Hardcover List Price(USD): $18.50

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Average Customer Rating: 5 (1 review)

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Summary: Lao's review
Comment: It is most unfortunate that this book is no longer in print. It is an illustrated story of Lady Wen Chi, who was abducted from her home in China in 195 CE, and taken into Inner Mongolia where she became the wife of a nomadic chieftain. By the time she was found and ransomed, she was forced to choose between her husband and children in a land which she hated, or to return to her homeland. The story has become a classic theme in Chinese literature, and was translated to a painted scroll in the twelfth century. The fourteenth century copy of the original scroll is published in its entirety in this book.

Although I am exceedingly fond of the story, the value of this book lies in the scroll, which details the clothing, gear and encampments of the Mongolian Steppes during the Song and Yuan dynasties. An exceptional primary source for articles that are difficult to research and document.