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Collections

Woman's Dress (Qipao)circa 1938

On view:
BCAM 2nd Floor, Fashioning Chinese Women: Empire to Modernity
Pale yellow semi-sheer cheongsam on a black dress form, with coral-pink trim along collar, cuffs, and side seams, and three small knotted buttons at the diagonal closure
Title
Woman's Dress (Qipao)
Place Made
China
Date Made
circa 1938
Medium
Silk plain weave (crepe chiffon) with rayon supplementary-warp patterning, chemical burn out finish (devoré) and rayon satin trim and frog (huaniu) closures
Dimensions
Center back length: 51 1/4 in. (130.18 cm) Height (Collar): 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Chere Lai Mah
Accession Number
M.2022.101.35
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Hansen, Michaela. Fashioning Chinese Women: Empire to Modernity. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York: DelMonico Books, 2026.