{"product_id":"9781788843317","title":"PRE-ORDER NOW Roaming Objects : Chinese Art West of Mountains by Shanxi Museum","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e PRE-ORDER NOW - Published: 05\/05\/2026 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book overturns the truism that people carry objects to places. Instead, it asks how objects transport people-physically, imaginatively, and emotionally-to spaces and worlds beyond their immediate reach.?It explores artworks as maps of imagined journeys or as worlds inviting inner exploration, grounded in `deep travel' or psychogeography. Centered on Shanxi, China-a cultural crossroads known as West of Mountains-the book examines pivotal works that model these journeys. Highlights include China's \"Stonehenge\" tracking solar movements, Zoroastrian-themed sarcophagi, tomb murals depicting afterlife journeys, and Buddhist scrolls for water-land rituals. Lavishly illustrated, the volume combines essays on interconnected themes with close analyses of individual pieces, offering a rich narrative on how art shapes profound spatial and imaginative experiences. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56369174479221,"sku":"9781788843317","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781788843317.jpg?v=1763552370","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781788843317","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}