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Woman's Ao (Short Robe)
Han-Chinese (China)
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1870/90
- Medium
- Silk, 7:1 satin damask weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in knot, satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching; sleeve bands: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with…
- Classification
- Costume and Accessories
- Dimensions
- 109.5 × 145.1 cm (43 1/8 × 57 1/8 in.); Repeat: 10.8 × 9.2 cm (4 1/4 × 3 5/8 in.)
- Culture
- China
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago, Textiles
- Credit line
- Gift of Mrs. John J. Abbott
- Rights
- Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
