Chinese Toggles
culture in miniature
$46.40
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
31 August 2024
Summary
Chinese Toggles: Miniature Worlds of Culture and Craft
This book unveils the captivating world of Chinese belt toggles (zhuizi), a little-known cultural artifact offering a unique window into everyday life in early modern China. These intricately carved ornaments, similar to Japanese netsuke, were a feature of traditional Chinese garments from the 17th century onwards.
This publication, a collaboration between the Powerhouse Museum and the Chau Chak Wing Mu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780909952242 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0909952248 |
| Author: | Shuxia Chen, Min-Jung Kim |
| Publisher: | Power Publications |
| Imprint: | Power Publications |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 31 August 2024 |
| Weight: | 770g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 190mm |
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About The Author
Shuxia Chen
Shuxia Chen is a lecturer at the University of New South Wales School of Art & Design. She was the inaugural curator of the China Gallery and East Asian Collections at the Chau Chak Wing Museum.
Min-Jung Kim is curator of Asian arts at the Museum of Applied Arts and Sciences (Powerhouse Museum), Sydney.
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