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" The Manchu dragon : "
Jean Mailey
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BL
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Record Number
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588058
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Doc. No
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b417277
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Main Entry
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Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
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Title & Author
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The Manchu dragon : : costumes of the Chʻing Dynasty, 1644-1912 : accompanying the exhibition ... December 16, 1980-August 30, 1981, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York /\ Jean Mailey
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Publication Statement
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New York :: The Museum,, ©1980
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Page. NO
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36 pages :: color illustrations ;; 23 cm
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ISBN
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0870992570
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: 9780870992575
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Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (page 36)
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Contents
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Foreword by Diana Vreeland -- Historical Background -- Manchu Dragon Robes and Court Robes -- Informal and Ceremonial Costume -- Ecclesiastical Robes -- Costumes from the Theater -- Making Silk -- Notes -- Bibliography
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Abstract
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"In the land of jade, everything seems possible and, in many ways, more vivid than life - the sky bluer, the air stronger with contrasts from poetry to violence..." "We show here in our exhibition magnificent embroideries from the Ch'ing dynasty (1644-1912). This is the period when the Manchus ruled China..."
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Subject
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Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
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Subject
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Costume-- China-- History-- Ming-Qing dynasties, 1368-1912, Exhibitions
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Subject
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Dragons in art, Exhibitions
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Dewey Classification
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746.9/2
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LC Classification
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NK4783.A1M4 1980
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GT1755.C5 N3p
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GT1555.M4 1980
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Added Entry
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Mailey, Jean
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