Mandarin Squares: Mandarins and their Insignia
Hong Kong/New York: Oxford University Press, 1990. Hardcover. White boards with color-illustration and black lettering. 66 pp. BW and color illustrations. Mandarin squares, the embroidered insignia found on the robes of the ruling mandarin class in China's Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), are prized collectors' pieces. This volume provides a lucid account..... More