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Title Imperial Chinese robes : from the forbidden city / edited by Ming Wilson, with the Palace Museum, Beijng.
Published London : V&A Pub., 2010
Detail 120 p. : color illustrations, map ; 28 cm
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Added Author Wilson, Ming
  Gu gong bo wu yuan (China)
  Victoria and Albert Museum
General information Published to accompany an exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum
Scope Focusing on the dress and accessories of the Qing dynasty (1644-1911), this exquisite book captures the grandeur of the garments worn by emperors and empresses for defined formal engagements. In Qing dynasty China, there were clear rules on what to wear on different occasions. Official dress was worn when the emperor performed sacrifices at the 'Temple of Heaven' and at otherimportant rituals. Auspicious dress was for New Year, birthdays and weddings. Military dress for troop inspection; travelling dress for hunting and royal visits to provinces, and ordinary dress for events of a non-celebrative nature, such as mourning. When not performing public duties, however, the imperial family could freely choose which garments to wear - and this book also illustrates these more casual clothes with colourful andstunning fashion dresses made for the court ladies
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