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Woman's Dress (Qipao)early 1940s

On view:

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

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Title: Woman's Dress (Qipao)
Place Made: China, Shanghai
Date Made: early 1940s
Medium: Silk plain weave (crepe) with rayon supplementary-warps; block printed, burn out finish.
Dimensions: Center back length (with collar): 45 1/2 in. (115.57 cm)
Credit Line: Costume Council Fund
Accession Number: M.2022.118.4
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.