Empire's New Cloth: Cross-Cultural Textiles at the Qing Court Publisher / Jon Campbell A ground-breaking global survey of

A ground-breaking global survey of today’s most innovative artists working with text

the ancient cherry blossom festival chronicled by great artists from Hokusai and Hiroshige to Keibun

Through detailed analyses of each painting

Together for the first time in years

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Empire's New Cloth: Cross-Cultural Textiles at the Qing Court Publisher / Jon Campbell A ground-breaking global survey ofA groundbreaking study of textiles as transcultural objects in the Qing court that provides a new understanding of the interconnectedness of the early modern world In the early modern period luxury textiles circulated globally as trade goods and diplomatic gifts, fostering cultural exchange between distant regions. By the eighteenth century, both China and Europe had developed a splendid tradition of silk and tapestry weaving. While the role of