Bidspirit auction | Chinese Dress and Adornment Through

Chinese Dress and Adornment Through the Ages: The Art of Classic Fashion by Gao Chunming - Great Britain: CYPI Press, 2010. 302 pp., il., 31.5 by 23.5 cm Ex-Library book, but otherwise in very good condition with some wear to the dust jacket. The culture of China is strikingly different from that of Europe. The clothes, manners, and jewellery of this people reflect their inner world; every detail carries a special meaning. By the way a person is dressed, you can recognise his age, position in society, even his profession. Chinese clothing has a long history: it had characteristic features and was widely known since the primitive society, during the periods of Shang-Zhou, Autumn and Autumn, the Battle Kingdoms, Qin-Han, Wei-Jin, Northern and Southern Dynasties, Sui-Tang, Song, Liao, Xia, Jin, Yuan, Ming-Qing and ending with the New Age. English Edition. Rare to find.