The Last Emperor






Above: Qing Dynasty women’s informal robes, jackets, waistcoats, and jerkins purchased from my collection.




































Above: Empress Dowager Cixi’s bedroom in the Forbidden Palace Beijing.

Above: 1997 – Fundraising for Sunbeams Village using the textiles and stories of the last Emperor Puyi and Dowager Empress Cixi of the Qing Dynasty.

Above: 1997 – Fundraising for Sunbeams Village using the textiles and stories of the last Emperor Puyi and Dowager Empress Cixi of the Qing Dynasty.

Above: 1997 – Fundraising for Sunbeams Village using the textiles and stories of the last Emperor Puyi and Dowager Empress Cixi of the Qing Dynasty.

Above: 1997 – Fundraising for Sunbeams Village using the textiles and stories of the last Emperor Puyi and Dowager Empress Cixi of the Qing Dynasty.

Above: 1997 – Fundraising for Sunbeams Village using the textiles and stories of the last Emperor Puyi and Dowager Empress Cixi of the Qing Dynasty.