The Costume of China

Fifty Coloured Engravings

by William Alexander

Description

In 1814, carefully selecting 50 Chinese engravings that were supplemented by wonderful text descriptions, William Alexander published the book The Costume of China in London. As the pioneering work introducing Chinese dresses overseas, this book is a true and complete restoration of the customs of China in the Emperor Qianlong era. It is now available in both Chinese and English as a hardcover book set. 50 precious hand-colored engravings depict the images of emperors, officials, soldiers, court ladies, booksellers, actors, and hawkers. They show us, in the eyes of Europeans, the Qianlong Heyday, a colorful era that dates back far.

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Bibliographic Information

  • Publisher Qingdao Publishing House
  • Orginal LanguageChinese simplified
  • ISBN/Identifier 9787555286943
  • Publication Country or regionChina
  • FormatCased
  • Pages214
  • ReadershipGeneral
  • Publish StatusPublished
  • Original Language Title中国人的服饰与礼俗
  • Original Language Authors威廉·亚历山大
  • Copyright Year2022
  • Dimensions243x170 mm

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