Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)

An alluring look at the relationship of clothing and interior design in 18th-century France

"The collection of the National Palace Museum is made up largely of the personal holdings of the Ch'ien-lung emperor (reigned 1736-95). Representing the artistic legacy of imperial China, it offers an unsurpassed view of Chinese civilization. The objects lavishly illustrated and described in this book, which include …