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Woman's Dress (Qipao)early 1940s

On view:

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

Sleeveless qipao-style dress on a black mannequin stand, pale ground fabric printed with large pink, yellow, and coral blooms amid olive green feathery leaves

Title: Woman's Dress (Qipao)
Place Made: China, Shanghai
Date Made: early 1940s
Medium: Silk and plastic-metallic-wrapped silk thread (lamé) plain weave, printed, with silk satin trim
Dimensions: Center back length (with collar): 48 in. (121.92 cm)
Credit Line: Costume Council Fund
Accession Number: M.2022.118.3
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.