Books I consult on Symbols in China
by year of publication
DOR : details on request
Any further suggestion : most welcomed.
1932
C.A.S. Williams
Chinese Symbolism and Art Motifs
1962
Schuyler Cammann
Substance and Symbol in Chinese Toggles
1983
Eberhard Wolfram
A Dictionary of Chinese Symbols
2004
Fang Jing Pei
Symbols and Rebuses in Chinese Art
2006
Terese Bartholomew
Hidden Meanings in Chinese Art
2008
Patricia Bjaaland Welch
Chinese Art – A Guide to Motifs and Visual Imagery
Bartholomew and Welch by far the best.
Cammann best for Chui’tzu /Zui-zi/Guajian/Chinese toggles.
Margaret Duda’s book the most needed.