Han-Chinese

Woman's Waitao (Semiformal Domestic Surcoat)

Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1875/1900

Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped wild silk and silk, laid work and couching; collar tape, closures, and lining: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; metal button

100.3 × 155.8 cm (39.5 × 61.3 in)