costumes of the Chʻing Dynasty, 1644-1912 : accompanying the exhibition ... December 16, 1980-August 30, 1981, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York /
Foreword by Diana Vreeland -- Historical Background -- Manchu Dragon Robes and Court Robes -- Informal and Ceremonial Costume -- Ecclesiastical Robes -- Costumes from the Theater -- Making Silk -- Notes -- Bibliography
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"In the land of jade, everything seems possible and, in many ways, more vivid than life - the sky bluer, the air stronger with contrasts from poetry to violence..." "We show here in our exhibition magnificent embroideries from the Ch'ing dynasty (1644-1912). This is the period when the Manchus ruled China..."