Costume Designs of Chinese Figures

Harvard Theatre Collection
Binney Collection, Nos. 32 & 36

Click for full-size imageA collection of theatrical costume designs, inspired by the images and descriptions passed along in books like Du Halde's Description de la Chine and Kircher's China illustrata. These texts served as a repository of ethnographic detail for European impresarios and directors.

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Oct 1, 2013

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