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Woman's Qun (Skirt)

1880/90, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Silk, plain weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in knot, satin and stem stitches; laid work and couching; edged with warp-float faced 4:1 and 7:1 satin weaves; waist band
92.3 × 95.3 cm (36.3 × 37.5 in)

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