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# China: Through the Looking Glass

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    China through the Looking Glass, stunningly beautiful and eye-opening catalogue
  

*by M***D on Reviewed in the United States on May 14, 2015*

With nearly every major exhibition that opens at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York these days, we are being blessed with the simultaneous publication of impressive catalogues.  And such is the case with the Costume Institute show titled "China Through the Looking Glass: Fashion, Film, Art" that debuted in early May.  The show examines the influence of Chinese aesthetics in general and clothing in particular on western counterparts and, in turn, western notions and re-imagined representations of the Central Kingdom.The 256-page catalogue that accompanies the exhibition is a masterpiece itself, as becomes clear from the outset with covers that  replicate both the look and texture of a classic red-and-gold Chinese brocade and pages that are folded in on themselves in the traditional Chinese manner.  The recent New York Times review of the exhibition focused on its sponsorship by MMA's Costume Instituteand the beauty of the clothes on display. The catalogue, however, offers a broader perspective, as experts were engaged to write chapters on subjects like "Toward an Aesthetic of Surfaces," "Imagery of Chinese Dress," "Cinema's Virtual Chinas," "Emperor to Citizen," and "Empire of Signs."  The concluding chapter, meanwhile, presents a conversation between the couturier John Galliano with the Costume Institute curator Andrew Bolton.The Chinese gowns pictured in the catalogue, especially recent couture, will be quite a revelation for the western reader and museum-goer, and the catalogue documents that there is much to celebrate in the dynamic between the West and East.  To take but one example, consider the manner in which designers from both have represented the vocabulary of Chinese blue-and-white porcelains. In the early and mid-20th century, the Western designer was likely to have produced a blue-and-white dress of a simplified toile-like fabric. However, some Western designers have now joined their Chinese counterparts in producing innovative gowns that take even their shape from complete ceramics.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Next Best Thing to Being There
  

*by H***Y on Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2015*

I was fortunate enough to have seen this exhibit; however, I did not have ample time to really savor the experience. I am thrilled I can relive my visit via this breathtaking book.The few pictures I was able to take pale in comparison to those in this book. The book is thoughtfully organized and I was especially impressed with the coverage of Chinese influence on cinema epitomized by the alluring Anna May Wong.  It was a treat seeing a dress she actually wore in one of her films and it is gracefully represented in the book.The book itself is a stand-out production with a shimmery red and gold cover, vellum inserts and images which are not printed back-to-back so each image stands alone with no shadow of the image on the opposite page. There is a blank side on each image. Well done!Those who treasure art, fashion, Chinese history and culture, film and graphic design will want to add this book to their library.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Love the Product, starting to get annoyed with Amazon.
  

*by M***R on Reviewed in the United States on May 16, 2020*

You will need a moment just to absorb the luxurious cover of this book. You will be blown away by the beauty this book contains. I am not at all happy with Amazon pressuring me to join Prime by delaying arrival times. Prime is another way of nickeling and diming us to death. Does Jeff want to own the world?

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