PolyU Library
Journal Call no.AP8.H67
AuthorGuise, Lucien de.
Article TitleThe Gold and the beautiful / Lucien de Guise.
Is Part OfHong Kong tatler ; v.19, no.228, Feb 1996, p.32-33, illus.
AbstractThe Middle Kingdom came late to an appreciation of the lustrous substance which had driven avarice in the West for centuries. The author examines adornment trends through China's history, and the increasing interest they are attracting from collectors.