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Woman's Dress (Qipao)1947

On view:

BCAM 2nd Floor, Fashioning Chinese Women: Empire to Modernity

Knee-length qipao-style dress on a wire dress form, dark charcoal fabric with ivory and pale yellow allover floral print, mandarin collar with frog closure, white piping at collar, cuffs, and hem

Title: Woman's Dress (Qipao)
Place Made: Dress: China, Shanghai; Textile: United States
Date Made: 1947
Medium: Rayon plain weave (crepe), printed, with silk satin trim
Dimensions: Center back length: 44 3/4 in. (113.67 cm) Height (collar): 1 1/2 in. (3.81 cm)
Credit Line: Costume Council Acquisition Fund
Accession Number: M.2022.108.22
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.