Clothing & Textiles

Sort by:     Date Added     SKU     Product Name     Price     See details Adorning the Empress SKU: ADEMPR Bejewelled women, embroidered robes, delicately painted fans and exquisite shoes conjure up a lost world of the rich elite of imperial China. Our price: $19.95; In stock  See details »  See details Chinese Clothing: Costumes, Adornments and Culture SKU: CHCL1 One of an all-new, full-color series introduces the essential arts of China in compact, easy to read editions and informative for beginners and experts. They are great additions to the libraries of collectors and other lovers of Chinese art. Market price: $12.95 Our price: $5.99, save 53%; In stock  See details »  See details Chinese Clothing SKU: CHCLOT Part of the educational and beautifully produced Cultural China Series, this book focuses on the long history of garments and ornaments in China, which are considered one of the necessities of life, as well part of China’s traditional craft heritage. Our price: $16.95; In stock  See details »  See details Chinese Culture DVD: Chinese Cheongsams, Chinese Imperial Costume, Costumes of Ethnic Minority Groups in China SKU: CHCUD7 From the elegant Cheongsam (qipao), the height of fashion in 1920's-40's urban China, to court dress in ancient dynastic times, to representative costume from 13 different ethnic groups, the wide range of colors, patterns, designs and materials used is lovingly detailed in this mosaic of the.... Our price: $9.95; In stock  See details »  See details Chinese Culture DVD: Chinese Embroidery, Chinese Silk SKU: CHCUD2 Embroidery and silk are two things that have spread Chinese culture across the globe. The development of four famous styles of embroidery (Su, Xiang, Yue and Shu) is traced from the time of the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The origins of silk and the Silk Road, as well as the development and.... Our price: $9.95; In stock  See details »  See details Chinese Silk: A Cultural History SKU: CHSICU Silk is one of China's major contributions to world civilization, the secrets of its cultivation closely guarded for generations. The famous network of trade routes between West and East is still known as the Silk Road. The organization and techniques of Chinese silk production, the uses of the.... Market price: $39.95 Our price: $19.98, save 49%; Temporarily out of stock  See details »  See details Imperial Wardrobe SKU: IMWARD In Qing dynasty China (1644-1911) clothes not only made the man, they made the empire. Coming from the Manchurian region, the ruling minority sought to infuse China with their Manchu culture and, in 1759, the Qianlong Emperor of China commissioned a catalog of illustrated regulations for.... Market price: $75.00 Our price: $19.98, save 73%; In stock  See details »  See details Insect Musicians & Cricket Champions SKU: INMUCR Insects, four million years old and consisting of 80% of the world’s species, have affected every culture and life on earth, as much in Asia as anywhere. Back in the Song dynasty (A.D. 960-1278), fashionable men would gather in tea shops, display the caged crickets kept concealed under their.... Our price: $14.95; In stock  See details »