Research Catalog

Title

Chinese dress in detail / Sau Fong Chan ; photographs by Sarah Duncan.

Author

Chan, Sau Fong

Publication

• London : Thames & Hudson Ltd., in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum ; New York, New York : Thames & Hudson Inc., 2023.
• ©2023

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Details

Additional Authors

• Duncan, Sarah
• Victoria and Albert Museum.
• V&A Publishing.

Description

224 pages : color illustrations; 29 cm.

Summary

"This informative and fascinating survey of Chinese fashion brings together nearly 100 items of clothing, from as early as the Shang dynasty ( c.1600-1046 BCE) to the present day. Showcasing some of the finest pieces in the V&A's dress collection, Chinese Dress in Detail reveals the exquisite embroidery, weaving and dyeing techniques and decorative motifs of these spectacular garments." --

Subject

• Victoria and Albert Museum. Asia Department
• Costume > China > Catalogs
• Dress accessories > China > Catalogs
• Clothing and dress > China > History > Catalogs
• Fashion > China > History > Catalogs
• Clothing and dress
• China

Genre/Form

• History
• Pictorial works

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (page 220) and index.

Contents

1. Headwear -- 2. Necklines and Shoulders -- 3. Sleeves -- 4. Pleats -- 5. Edgings -- 6. Buttons -- 7. Embroidery -- 8. Footwear.

Call Number

JQF 24-449

ISBN

• 9780500480939
• 0500480931

LCCN

2023939225

OCLC

1406981201

Author

Chan, Sau Fong, author.

Title

Chinese dress in detail / Sau Fong Chan ; photographs by Sarah Duncan.

Publisher

London : Thames & Hudson Ltd., in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum ; New York, New York : Thames & Hudson Inc., 2023.

Copyright Date

©2023

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references (page 220) and index.

Added Author

Duncan, Sarah, photographer.

Victoria and Albert Museum.

V&A Publishing.

Research Call Number

JQF 24-449