Dark Blue Silk Tai Chi Jacket and Trousers

China

About 1930

  • Titles Dark Blue Silk Tai Chi Jacket and Trousers (Descriptive)
  • Artist China
  • Medium silk
  • Dimensions (a) 32 1/4 x 36 1/2 in. (81.9 x 92.7 cm) (b) 47 x 20 1/2 in. (119.4 x 52.1 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of Paul and Carolynn Mohney, AFI.361.2010a-b
  • Work Type pajamas
  • Classification Costume

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