Author: WESTPHAL, KATHERINE; WESTPHAL, KATHERINE
Title: Dragons and Other Creatures Chinese Embroideries of the Ch'Ing Dynasty
Description: Connecticut: Lancaster-Miller Publishers, 1979. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0895810123. New in new dustcover. An amazing little book. "Selections from the collection of robes and hangings from the Manchu Imperial Court now on display at the Lowis Museum of the University of California. Using Taoists symbols, these lavishly decorated items are wildly exuberant in color and image, reflecting the enormous self-satisfaction of The Middle Kingdom that permeated Chinese culture for milennia." ; B/w and colortextiles; 8.1 X 7.4 X 0.5 inches; 72 pages. New in New dust jacket .

Keywords: 0895810123 Kimono Embroidery Chinese Art


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