Further Reading Lotus
http://www.britannica.com/topic/Chinese-civil-service
http://afe.easia.columbia.edu/cosmos/irc/classics.htm
http://www.britannica.com/topic/Qing-dynasty
http://www.learn.columbia.edu/nanxuntu/start.html
Qing Dynasty Art Schools
http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/qing_2/hd_qing_2.htm
http://www.learn.columbia.edu/nanxuntu/html/art/index.html
History of Scholars Objects
http://archive.artsmia.org/art-of-asia/architecture/chinese-scholars-study-in-room.cfm
http://mcclungmuseum.utk.edu/exhibits/chinese-scholar/
Wood as a Medium in Chinese art
http://pem.org/exhibitions/32-carved_by_nature_untamed_traditions_in_chinese_decorative_art
http://www.chinaonlinemuseum.com/carving-wood.php