Imperial Chinese Robes from the Forbidden City

From the 7 December 2010 – 27 February 2011, the V&A's winter exhibition shows three centuries of beautiful and historic royal robes worn by the emperors and empresses of the Qing Dynasty, the last ruling dynasty of China (1644-1911). All objects in exhibition are from the Palace Museum, Beijing.
Definitely worth seeing!

All images from http://www.vam.ac.uk/collections/asia/imperial-chinese-robes/

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