AN EMBROIDERED BLACK SILK WOMAN'S SURCOAT, WEITAO
AN EMBROIDERED BLACK SILK WOMAN'S SURCOAT, WEITAO

LATE 19TH CENTURY

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AN EMBROIDERED BLACK SILK WOMAN'S SURCOAT, WEITAO
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Embroidered in satin stitch with medallions of cranes holding stalks of ruyi in their beaks and surrounded by peony, chrysanthemum and butterflies, above a wide lishui stripe, the sleeves with repeated motifs
54¾ in. (139.1 cm.) long