Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Eric Chaim Kline, Bookseller

Costumes from the Forbidden City

NP: Arno Press, 1974. Reprint. Hardcover. Quarto. 16pp (text), 56pp (plates), [4]pp. Original orange cloth with burgundy lettering on spine and front cover. Decorative title page. This work is a reprint of a striking catalog of an exhibition that was held from early March to early May 1945 at the New York Metropolitan Museum of Art. This volume is splendidly illustrated throughout with 56 b/w photographic plates depicting fine examples of Imperial and consort robes, as well as numerous details showing the development of wave, cloud, and mountain forms. Minor shelf wear. Slight age-toning along paper margin. Binding in overall good+, interior in good+ to very good, plates in very good condition. g+ to vg. Item #37443

Price: $45.00

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