# Woman's Ao (Short Robe)

- By: Han-Chinese (China)
- Date: 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
- Credit line: Gift of Mrs. John J. Abbott
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/47257)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/401804d7-e1b5-bc17-ba64-8eda258e0219/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)