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Private Hong Kong: Where East Meets West

Door Sophie Benge

Categorie
Azië
Boeknummer
#336446-WB13
Titel
Private Hong Kong: Where East Meets West
Auteur
Benge, Sophie
Boektype
Gebonden hardcover met stofomslag
Uitgeverij
New York etc. : Abbeville Press Publishers
Jaar van uitgave
1997
ISBN10
0789203421
ISBN13
9780789203427
Taal
Engels
Beschrijving
Original gilt lettered red boards and spine, dust jacket, illustrated with numerous (full page) colour photographs, 4to.
Samenvatting

An exclusive look behind the closed doors of Hong Kong's most extravagant and unusual homes, this elegant book, featuring 300 full-color photographs, reveals the interior style that has given the island its reputation for excess, exoticism, and masterly application of East-meets-West aesthetics. Few places on earth match the island of Hong Kong for visual drama. Its setting is stunning, and its architecture of contrasts is irresistible--a melding of authentic Chinese elements, colonial charm, and tiger economy. Nowhere is this stylistic mix more evident than in the homes of Hong Kong's most influential and colorful personalities. Private Hong Kong invites you into the secluded country residence of entrepreneur David Tang, the golden fantasy palace of leading socialites Kai Bong and Brend... (Lees verder)a Chau, the stately governor's mansion, and a luxurious Chinese junk complete with marble bathroom and Renoir painting. In addition to these and many other homes, the book includes a Visitor's Guide, listing the paces to see and be seen in while staying in the city, and a Chinese Decorative Arts chapter that will inspire even the most informed collectors.
Pagina's
216
Conditie
Goed — Slightly foxed on verso dust jacket and on cut.
Prijs
€ 12,50

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