Chinese Woman’s Jacket
China
(Miao minority, Gejia group, eastern Guizhou province)
Chinese Woman’s Jacket
Datelate 19th century
Mediumblue silk damask with Buddhist symbols, applied embroidery of flowers, plants, fish, and butterflies, and woven borders
Dimensionsoverall: 36 x 61 in. (91.4 x 154.9 cm)
ClassificationTEXTILES
Credit LineSBMA, Gift of the Hone Family
Object number1990.21.3
Subject(s)
- flowers
- animal
- insect
- fish
Collection
- Asian
Sub-Collection(s)
- Chinese
- Textile
On View
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China, Manchu culture
19th century

