The Manchu Dragon : Costumes of the Ch'ing Dynasty 1644-1912 [Jan 01, 1980] The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Jean Mailey

This stunning two-volume book is the long-awaited catalogue of the exquisite collection of Ch'ing (Qing) dynasty imperial textiles and costumes from the collection of The Minneapolis Institute of Arts. This collection has a rich history. Approximately half of it belonged to the San Francisco attorney William E. Colby, who had amassed the collection throughout the opportunistic decades of the 1920's and 1930's, and was acquired by The Minneapolis Institute of Arts under the advice of Alfred Pillsbury. Now consisting of over 600 items, it is considered one of the finest and most comprehensive holdings of Ch'ing textiles outside of China. Only a few works from the collection have been exhibited over the past six decades, including exhibitions at The Minneapolis Institute of Arts in 1943 and The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1945, both curated by Alan Priest. Not until 1977, the year in which the Asian Arts department of The Minneapolis Institute of arts was established, was the entire collection been systematically supplemented, researched, and catalogued. The 1991 exhibition, Imperial Silks of the Ch'ing Dynasty, displayed more of the collection than ever before, and is the foundatio... [Read More]

Chapters: Introduction; Materials Used; List of Illustrations; Court Hats; Hat Finials, Hat Ornaments, and Feather Fasteners; Court Belts and Ceremonial Belts; Belts and Belt Ornaments; Court Necklaces; Rosaries and Rosary Bracelets; Chin Yeah, Ling Yueh and Che-Mei Le; Silk Kerchiefs; Headdresses and Headdress Ornaments; Hair Ornaments; Earrings; Pendants; Fragrance Pouches and Purses; Bracelets; Fingernail Guards; Thumb Rings and Finger Rings; Buttons; Ornaments; Wedding Ceremony Ornament Sets; Miscellaneous; Notes; Illustrations of the Method of Wearing Ch'ing Dynasty Court Costume Accessories.

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Chinese textiles go back thousands of years. The Silk Road was named for the extensive trade in these fine materials. Due to China's size and history of successive wealthy dynasties, a vast amount of textile art is available for study today. Great tombs have yielded beautiful and dateable pieces worn and used by elite members of Chinese society. These and other fragile examples reside in museums and a few private collections. Other examples of antique Chinese textiles are found still to be in the marketplace. While it is impossible to look at these beautiful examples and not admire the skill of the weaver and embroiderer, until now there has been little information about their history or value. This comprehensive guide to collectible Chinese textiles with an extensive number of examples and with an understandable grading system that relates to what constitutes value. This book is beautifully illustrated with over 500 detailed photos of ceremonial court robes, badges, and decorative textiles dating from the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) through the Ching dynasty, (1644-1911). It is designed for historians, Asian studies sholars, and textile collectors, from beginning to advanced, as a re... [Read More]

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