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Woman's Waitao (Semiformal Domestic Surcoat)

Han-Chinese

Art Institute of Chicago

Artwork details

Date:
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1875/1900
Medium:
Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped wild silk and silk, laid work and couching; collar tape, closures, and lining: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; metal button
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
1020 × 670 px
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