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Woman's domestic semi-formal surcoat (waitao)
Chinese (Han)
Qing dynasty
last quarter 18th century
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Silk gauze with gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps
Dimensions
110.5 x 151.1 cm (43 1/2 x 59 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. H. M. von Brandt
Accession Number96.652
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionLong-sleeved woman's semi-formal surcoat (waitao) with design of of trees, bats, peonies, cranes, butterflies, cherry trees, bamboo, waves, fans, clouds, chrysanthemum, pagoda, plum tree and magic sabre in gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts on a blue silk gauze ground.
ProvenancePurchased by donor in Beijing about 1889; gift of Mrs. H. M. von Brandt of Wiesbaden, Germany, wife of the late German minister, to the MFA on October 6, 1896.