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Power dressing : textiles for rulers and priests from the Chris Hall collection / Chris Hall ... [et al.] ; [editors, Wong Hwei Lian and Szan Tan].

Author(s): Tan, Szan | Wong, Hwei Lian

Power dressing : textiles for rulers and priests from the Chris Hall collection / Chris Hall ... [et al.] ; [editors, Wong Hwei Lian and Szan Tan].
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Main Title
Power dressing : textiles for rulers and priests from the Chris Hall collection
Author(s)
Wong, Hwei Lian
Tan, Szan
Publisher
Singapore : Asian Civilisations Museum, 2006
Collation
486 p. : col. ill.
25 cm.
ISBN
9789810542184
Dewey Class
391.0220951
Contents
Foreword / Kenson Kwok -- Preface: Magnificent Possessions: The Difficult Art of Budgeting for Beauty / Chris Hall -- Essays: A Gift from Heaven: Reading the History of Silk in China / Lee Chor Lin; Symbols of Power and Prestige: Sun, Moon, Dragon and Phoenix Motifs on Silk Textiles / Zhao Feng; Reading the Signs at Court: Imperial Textiles in the Chris Hall Collection / John E. Vollmer; Buddhist Textiles in the Chris Hall Collection / Lee Chor Lin; The Future of Fabrics' Past: Considerations for the Preservation of Textile Collections / Diana Collins -- Catalogue Entries / Szan Tan and Wong Hwei Lian; Appendices; Chronology of China; Endnotes; Glossary; Bibliography; Index of Chinese Terms; Acknowledgements and Picture Credits.
Language
English
Subject
Priests, Buddhist -- Clothing -- China -- Exhibitions
Textile fabrics -- China -- Exhibitions
BRN
5801

Notes

  • "The catalogue is published in conjunction with an exhibition of the same title, held at the Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore from the 12 December 2005-9 April 2006"--T.p. verso.
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