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Imperial Chinese robes from the Forbidden City

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Field name	Details
ISBN	1851776206 (hbk.)
ISBN	9781851776207 (hbk.)
Title	Imperial Chinese robes from the Forbidden City / edited by Ming Wilson with the Palace Museum, Beijing
Publisher	London : V&A Publishing, 2010
Physical desc.	120 p. ; col. ill., maps ; 28 cm.
Note	Accompanies an exhibition jointly organized by the Victoria & Albert Museum, London and the Palace Museum, Beijing.
Bibliography etc.	Includes bibliographical references (p. 119).
Contents	Foreword / Zheng Xinmiao -- Foreword / Mark Jones -- Introduction / Ming Wilson -- Formal dress. Imperial dress in the Qing dynasty / Yan Yong -- Hats for emperors and empresses / Ruan Weiping -- Formal section exhibits -- Ceremonial armour of the Qing emperors / Zhang Qiong -- Informal dress. Women's informal wear at the imperial court in the late Qing dynasty / Yin Anni -- Informal section exhibits -- Fabrics. Production processes and imperial textile manufactories / Yan Yong -- Fabrics section exhibits -- Epilogue: what is an 'imperial' robe? / Ming Wilson.
Corporate name	Forbidden City (Beijing, China) -- Costume
Subject	Costume -- China
	Costume -- China -- History -- Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912
	Clothing and dress -- China -- History -- Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912
	China -- Kings and rulers -- Costume
	China -- Court and courtiers -- Costume
Added name(s)	Wilson, Ming
Added name(s) - Corporate	Victoria and Albert Museum
Added name(s) - Corporate	Gu gong bo wu yuan (China)

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