Woman's robe embroidered with a design of seasonal flowers and butterflies with a phoenix in the center front. The rank badge in the front indicates that the woman was the wife of a civil servant. Some of the motifs are embroidered in the "Forbidden Knot" stitch, a time consuming embroidery technique. Some tea stains.
silk
China, Qing Dynasty (late 1800s)
HK96DRESS
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