Woman's Waitao (Semiformal Domestic Surcoat)
Han Chinese
1875–1900
- Medium
- Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped wild silk and silk, laid work and couching; collar tape, closures, and lining: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; metal button
- Dimensions
- 100.3 × 155.8 cm (39 1/2 × 61 3/8 in.)
- Genre
- Textiles
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
qingsilk (fiber)East AsianChinese (culture or style)needlework (visual works)costumeTextilepaper (fiber product)weavingasian
