Han-Chinese

Woman's Qun (Semiformal Domestic Skirt)

Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1870/90

Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton in knot, single satin, satin, split, and stem stitches; laid work and couching; ribbons: silk, plain weave with supplementary patterning warps; trimmed with silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; waistband: cotton, plain weave; lined with silk, plain weave

97.7 × 101.5 cm (38.5 × 40 in)