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Chinese dress and adornment through the ages

Chinese dress and adornment through the ages
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ISBN 0955605784 (hbk.)
9780955605789 (hbk.)
Author Gao, Chunming
Title Chinese dress and adornment through the ages / [by] Gao Chunming
Publisher Harrow : CYPI Press, 2010
Physical desc. 299 p. ; ill. (chiefly col.) ; 31 cm.
Note Cover title: Chinese dress & adornment : the art of classic fashion.
Bibliography etc. Includes index.
Contents Introduction: the art of Chinese attire down through the ages: an illustrated chronicle. The art of clothing emerges from barbarity -- Codifying dress, ruling an empire -- Renaissance of the dress code after the collapse of traditional rites and music -- The light and graceful style of the six dynasties -- Captivating attire: the prestige of empire for all to see -- Metamorphosis of dress under the influence of neo-Confucianism -- Ethnic dress: a period of interaction and fusion -- Clothing renaissance follows the restoration of rule by rites -- A highly elaborate, unwieldy system of attire -- Dress with personality takes off -- Headwear. Coronets -- Court caps -- Court hats -- Headcloths -- Black gauze hats -- Winter hats -- Headbands -- Bamboo hats -- Veils -- Upper garments. Shenyi -- Pao -- Shan -- Ru -- Bambi -- Underclothes -- Embroidered vests -- Shawls -- Lower garments. Shang -- Skirts -- Trousers -- Footwear. Shoes -- Ceremonial sandals -- Clogs -- Boots -- Socks -- Hairstyles. Free-hanging hair -- Braided hair -- Chignons -- Topknots -- Children's hairstyles -- Hair at the temples -- Facial adornments. Face powder -- Rouge -- Eyebrow painting -- Cheek adornments -- Yellowish forehead -- Lipstick -- Jewellery. Hair ornaments -- Ear ornaments -- Neck ornaments -- Hand jewellery -- Waistbands -- Waist pendants -- Fabrication techniques. Weaving -- Dyeing -- Embroidery -- Tailoring -- Sewing -- Decorative patterns. Dragons -- Phoenixes -- Birds -- Auspicious beasts -- Flora -- Insects and fish -- Human figures -- Geometric shapes -- Metaphors.
Subject Costume -- China -- History
Clothing and dress -- China -- History
Dress accessories -- China -- History
Symbolism in art
China -- Social life and customs
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