Woman's Qun (Skirt)

Woman's Qun (Skirt)

Han-Chinese

1880/90, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Accession Number

157369

Medium

Silk, plain weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in knot, satin and stem stitches; laid work and couching; edged with warp-float faced 4:1 and 7:1 satin weaves; waist band

Dimensions

92.3 × 95.3 cm (36 3/8 × 37 1/2 in.)

Classification

textile

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

The Art Institute of Chicago, Department of Textiles Collection