Peking Opera Robe
Theatrical Robe
29-96-158
From: China
Curatorial Section: Asian
| Object Number | 29-96-158 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Chinese |
| Provenience | China |
| Period | Qing Dynasty |
| Date Made | Qing Dynasty |
| Section | Asian |
| Materials | Silk | Cotton | Gold Thread | Fur |
| Technique | Embroidered |
| Description | Theatrical costume for a female warrior for Peking Opera. An upper garment with front and back panels. Very bright, heavy embroidery. Outlined with white fur. Green satin. Heavily embroidered with gold and many other colors of thread. |
| Length | 135 cm |
| Width | 201 cm |
| Credit Line | Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904 |
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