Black Gauze Summer Robe with Appliqued Satin Cuffs in Blue Silk with Plum Blossoms and Bamboo Motifs

China

Qing dynasty (1644-1912), About 1900

  • Titles Black Gauze Summer Robe with Appliqued Satin Cuffs in Blue Silk with Plum Blossoms and Bamboo Motifs (Descriptive)
  • Artist China
  • Medium silk and cotton
  • Dimensions 41 × 54 in. (104.1 × 137.2 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of Rhae M. Jr. and Barbara B. Swisher, AFI.435.2012
  • Work Type robe
  • Classification Costume

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