| Running from tomorrow (April 11) to June 15 at the Hong Kong Museum of Art, "Paris 1730-1930: A Taste for China" will feature about 170 works of Chinese art selected from various cultural institutes in France. The exhibits include exquisite porcelain, lacquer, bronzes, furniture, drawings, prints and paintings, showing the influence of Chinese aesthetics in Paris from the 18th to the early 20th century. Pictured is a dress of pink silk taffeta made between 1760 and 1770. Though the colour has now turned creamy beige, Chinese ideograms on the inside of the skirt belt point to Chinese origins both for the fabric and for the making of the dress. |
