The Wardrobe of History: Highlights of Ancient Chinese Clothing

Name: The Wardrobe of History: Highlights of Ancient Chinese Clothing
Author: Gu Fanying

历史的衣橱：中国古代服饰撷英

by Gu Fanying (顾凡颖)

Status: Completed
Length: 151k Words
Genre: Historical
Updated: 3y ago
Source: Fanqie

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This is the opening volume in the Sorting History series. It selects a fragment of history and opens history’s wardrobe to tell the story of ancient Chinese clothing from the perspectives of politics, economics, society, aesthetics, and art. By exploring clothing, one of the four essentials of daily life, it presents history in an accessible way and traces China’s long culture of dress across five thousand years. Beginning with the details, the book is divided into two sections, institutions and fashions. Across five chapters on imperial robes, phoenix coronets and embroidered capes, rank badges, Tang women’s bare-shouldered attire, and qipao, it explores the finest aspects of ancient Chinese clothing and how it evolved. Richly illustrated in full color, it offers something for every reader, bringing the essence of ancient clothing culture to life through engaging storytelling.

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148Reads

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