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Glamorous Women: Gender and Fashion in Chinese Art
Nov
18
to May 19

Glamorous Women: Gender and Fashion in Chinese Art

As early as 600 B.C.E., Chinese women’s roles in society were primarily centered within the home. These roles were informed by Confucianism, which promoted their view of a harmonious societal order, elevating men as the household authorities and assigning women to domestic roles. As a result, women’s contributions to society were largely overlooked.

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