GGJD23 Gugong Museum ed: GUGONG JINGDIAN: QINGGONG HOUFEI CHANGYI TUDIAN. Classics of the Forbidden City: Outer Garments of the Qing Imperial Consorts. 故宮經典 ： 清宮后妃氅衣圖典 。 殷安妮 主編. Beijing, 2014. 363 pp. Full page colour plates throughout. 29x29 cm. Boards. GBP 100.00 Large-format publication showing 152 beautiful and varied examples of Qing dynasty outer costumes as worn by empresses and imperial consorts. All illustrated in full page colour, many in multiple views showing both the front and back of the costume or garment. The vast majority are 19th century from the Daoguang, Tongzhi and (especially) the Guangxu reigns. All held in the collection of the Gugong Museum in Beijing. Text in Chinese. Subjects: Textiles Court Life Item 65 in List 203. URL for this record: hanshan.com/?g/GGJD23.HTM Record produced by Hanshan Tang Books, www.hanshan.com.