The Chinese Room at Temple Newsam House in England features 18th-century Chinese wallpaper gifted by King George IV. Lady Hertford, known for her fashionable tastes, later added cut-outs of birds and butterflies from Audubon's The Birds of America.
However, Chinese art experts observed that these additions disrupted the artwork's intended harmony. The room exemplifies the cultural exchange between East and West, where Chinese wallpaper was a symbol of luxury and status.
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