About the author
Huo Hua is an author about whom limited public information is available. Three of the author's works are currently held in the library, with the representative title being Just Like an Old Friend Under the Lamp: Listening to the Subtle Music of Chinese Porcelain, together with its second edition. Judging from the title and the common classifications, Huo Hua's writing centers on culture and literary essays, with a particular focus on the appreciation of Chinese porcelain. The book likens porcelain to an old friend with whom one can converse, revealing a gentle essayistic tone; beyond presenting knowledge about objects, it emphasizes aesthetic feeling and humanistic charm. The appearance of a second edition suggests that the work has found a measure of reader recognition and has undergone revision. Overall, Huo Hua guides readers, in the form of cultural essays, to listen to the "subtle music" of porcelain, blending specialized knowledge into accessible narration. The book should appeal to readers interested in traditional crafts and literati sensibilities. Because no reliable records of nationality, dates of birth and death, or educational background are available, no inferences are made here.
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Rating 4.2★ Just Like an Old Friend by the Lamplight: Listening to the Wondrous Sounds of Chinese Porcelain (Second Edition) 霍华 Peking University Press · 2025 The mystery of early celadon, the rustic charm of Eastern Han and Six Dynasties celadon and black ware, the refinement of Sui and Tang white porcelain… Rating 3.7★ Just Like an Old Friend by the Lamp: Listening to the Wondrous Sounds of Chinese Porcelain 霍华 Peking University Press · 2025 This book is the hardcover edition of the "Elegant Reading" series already published by our press. The mystery of proto-celadon; the archaic simplicit… Rating 3.6★ Just Like an Old Friend Under the Lamp: Listening Attentively to the Wondrous Sounds of Chinese Porcelain (Second Edition) 霍华 Peking University Press · 2025 Revised edition of Elegant Reading. The mystery of proto-celadon; the rustic simplicity of Eastern Han and Six Dynasties celadon and black ware; the r…Publishers
Peking University Press