Isbn: 9780895810120 - dragons and other creatures: chinese embroideries of the ch'ing dynasty (3 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good.

Zustand: Gut. 8vo. 72 S. OPb. mit illustriertem OSchU. Umschlag leicht berieben, sonst gut erhaltenes Exemplar. "When the Manchus came from the North in 1644 and became the ruling power in China, they brought with them a style of dress and living characteristic of a nomadic people. The loose flowing robes and curl-toed slippers of the preceding dynasty, the more sedantary, intellectual Ming dynasty, were too cumbersome for the Manchus. As was befitting a nomadic people the Manchu costume was designed for movement." (Page 8, Katherine Westphal.).…