Chinoiserie, a decorative style inspired by the art of the Far East, gripped Britain from the late seventeenth to the early nineteenth century. Despite taking i

The Mongol invasion in the thirteenth century marked a new phase in the development of Islamic art. Trans-Eurasian exchanges of goods, people and ideas were enc

The complex interweaving of different Western visions of China had a profound impact on artistic exchange between China and the West during the nineteenth centu

This volume examines the ways in which an intellectual vogue for a mythic China was a constituent element of British modernism. Traditionally defined as a decor

- 50 original illustrations- Chinese-theme colouring book for adults- Features familiar objects and icons drawn with a whimsicaltouch- Taps on trend of colourin