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Woman's Changfu (Informal Court Robe)

Manchu

Art Institute of Chicago

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Date:
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), late 19th/early 20th century
Medium:
Silk, plain gauze weave; embroidered in back and stem stitches; sleeve facings: silk, plain gauze weave; embroidered in back, knot, overcast, stem, and straight stitches; laid work and couching; ribbon: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, plain weave with supplementary patterning warps and extended weft loop fringe; sleeves trimmed with silk, plain weave; metal buttons
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
1810 × 2250 px
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