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Accession Number 1977.5.63 Title Chinese festive skirt Category Clothing, Outerwear Object Type skirt Date Made 19th century Place Made Asia: China Culture East Asian Cultural Region East Asian Gender and Age women Materials and Techniques silk; cotton; woven, satin; embroidered, stitch, satin; Chinese knot, running Measurements WA 118.0; LL 102.0; LCIR 142.5 cm Description

Chinese skirt of red silk with white cotton waistband with pink cotton hip yoke. Main fabric woven in tapestry technique with details inked and painted in, showing dragons and phoenixes flying of the cosmic sea.…

Chinese skirt of red silk with white cotton waistband with pink cotton hip yoke. Main fabric woven in tapestry technique with details inked and painted in, showing dragons and phoenixes flying of the cosmic sea. Traditional construction: 2 pleated panels with 4 pleats each; each pleat oulined in black ribbon, Blue and yellow brocaded borders.

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