Art Institute of Chicago
Woman's Ao (Short Robe)
Han-Chinese
- Date
- Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1800/50
- Medium
- Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in knot, single satin, and satin stitches; laid work and couching; sleeve bands: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton in herringbone, knot, single satin, satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching; ribbons: silk and gold- and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave self-patterned by main warp floats; trimmed with silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; lined with silk, plain weave
- Culture
- China
- Department
- Textiles
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
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- Object type
- AAT300209261
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