Book Title: FIVE COLORS OF THE UNIVERSE: SYMBOLISM IN CLOTHES AND FABRICS OF CH'ING DYNASTY (1644-1911)
Author: John E. Vollmer
Publisher: The Edmonton Art Gallery
Place of Publication: Toronto
Date of Publication: 1980
Edition: First Edition
Number of Pages: 72
Illustrations: Dozens of Color and Black-and-White Photographs
Binding: Softcover; all pages tightly bound
Measurements: 4 5/8" x 7 1/8"
Condition: Very good, some minor shelf wear to covers, internally clean.
General: The costumes and fabrics of imperial China displayed in the exhibition at the Edmonton Art Gallery and catalogue were drawn from a private Alberta collection. This catalogue introduces the visual vocabulary required to "read" the garments and symbols of society that was renowned for its fine textiles and for the purposes to which it put them.
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