China Through the Looking Glass

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This exhibition, organised by The Costume Institute in collaboration with the Department of Asian Art, will explore the impact of Chinese aesthetics on Western fashion, and how China has fuelled the fashionable imagination for centuries. High fashion will be juxtaposed with Chinese costumes, paintings, porcelains, and other art, including films, to reveal enchanting reflections of Chinese imagery.

Gallery view: Chinese Galleries, Douglas Dillon Galleries, Chinoiserie. Photo © The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gallery view: Chinese Galleries, Astor Court, Moon in the Water. Photo © The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gallery view: Anna Wintour Costume Center, Imperial China. Photo © The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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