China: Through the Looking Glass
- ISBN-10
- 1588395634
- ISBN-13
- 9781588395634
- Series
- China
- Category
- Art
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2015-05
- Authors
- Andrew Bolton, John Galliano
Description
Juxtaposing modern fashions and film stills with their forebears in fine and decorative arts and historical dress, this book reveals the rich and ongoing creative dialogue between East and West, past and present.
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