Woman’s Ao (Short Robe), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1875/1900, Han-Chinese, China, Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave, embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in knot, satin and stem stitches, laid work and couching, sleeve facing: silk, 7:1 satin damask weave, embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in knot, satin, single satin, split, and stem stitches (under drawing in black ink or graphite), edging and cloud collar: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave, embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-wrapped silk in satin and stem stitches, laid work and couching, collar: silk, 7:1 satin damask weave, ribbons: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, stripes of 7:1 satin weave and stripes of plain weave with supplementary patterning warps and of silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, stripes of 7:1 satin weave, and stripes of plain weave with supplementary patterning warps, tapes: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, 1:1 oblique interlacing and silk, plain weave with self-patterning main warp floats, trim and closures: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave, lined with silk, plain weave, 109.9 × 134 cm (43 1/4 × 52 3/4 in.).

Woman’s Ao (Short Robe), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1875/1900, Han-Chinese, China, Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave, embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in knot, satin and stem stitches, laid work and couching, sleeve facing: silk, 7:1 satin damask weave, embroidered with silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in knot, satin, single satin, split, and stem stitches (under drawing in black ink or graphite), edging and cloud collar: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave, embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-wrapped silk in satin and stem stitches, laid work and couching, collar: silk, 7:1 satin damask weave, ribbons: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, stripes of 7:1 satin weave and stripes of plain weave with supplementary patterning warps and of silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, stripes of 7:1 satin weave, and stripes of plain weave with supplementary patterning warps, tapes: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, 1:1 oblique interlacing and silk, plain weave with self-patterning main warp floats, trim and closures: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave, lined with silk, plain weave, 109.9 × 134 cm (43 1/4 × 52 3/4 in.)

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