The Plum in the Golden Vase or, Chin P'ing Mei, Volume ThreeIn this third volume of a planned five volume series, David Roy provides a complete and annotated translation of the famous Chin P'ing Mei, an anonymous sixteenth century Chinese novel that focuses on the domestic life of His men Ch'ing, a corrupt, upwardly mobile merchant who maintains a harem of six wives and concubines. This work, known primarily for its erotic realism, is also a landmark in the development of narrative artnot only from a