Women's soft black satin lined coat embroidered with flowers - Hunan Museum
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Women's soft black satin lined coat embroidered with flowers
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Date:Qing Dynasty(1644-1912)

Dimensions:Length of the coat: 82cm   Length of the opened-up sleeves: 134cm

This coat is made of black satin and has no collar. The margin of Ren, sleeves, and the lower part of the coat were made of black cotton cloth. Butterflies were embroidered on the margin of the Ren, and flowers and birds were embroidered on the cuff of the sleeves. A slit appears in the middle of the lower part of the coat surrounded with Ruyi designs which contain the flowers, grass, two phoenixes, peonies, butterflies and Panchang. The workmanship of the coat is precise.  This type of splendid attire is worn by Miao Nationality women on holidays.