Man's Formal Court Robe (chao pao)

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Man's Formal Court Robe (chao pao)

China, Late Qing dynasty (1644-1912), 1850-1900
Costumes; principal attire (entire body)
Silk satin with silk- and metallic-thread embroidery, and metallic-thread braid trim
Gift of Lydia Davis (58.22)
Not currently on public view

Bibliography

  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako, Kaye Durland Spilker, and Clarrisa M. Esguerra. Reigning Men: Fashion in Menswear, 1715-2015. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich: DelMonico Books-Prestel, 2016.