Peking Opera Belt

Theatrical Belt

29-96-161B

From: China

Curatorial Section: Asian

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Object Number 29-96-161B
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Chinese
Provenience China
Period Qing Dynasty
Date Made 19th Century
Section Asian
Materials Cotton | Wood | Leather | Bronze
Description

Belt for costume for the Peking Opera (29-96-161A). Made of leather and bronze. Has twenty-one plaques and a buckle.

Length 39 cm
Width 48 cm
Thickness 3.75 cm
Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904

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