Woman’s wedding jacket and skirt
This ensemble reflects a trend in early twentieth-century wedding attire, when Chinese artisans looked to easy-to-wear, European two-piece styles for inspiration while maintaining local elements. The straight-cut jacket resembles a Qing official’s robes, and the pleated skirt is derived from a popular type known as the “horse-face skirt” (mamianqun), a reference to the rectangular frontpiece. Sumptuously embroidered cranes and stalks of grain are auspicious symbols of longevity and fortune that would bless the marriage.
Artwork Details
- 清末 刺繡女子婚服套裝
- Title: Woman’s wedding jacket and skirt
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Date: early 20th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Silk and metallic thread embroidery on silk satin
- Dimensions: Overall (46.187.2a): 29 1/2 x 40 in. (74.9 x 101.6 cm)
Overall (46.187.2b): 40 x 40 in. (101.6 x 101.6 cm) - Classification: Textiles-Costumes
- Credit Line: Gift of Captain and Mrs. James Thach, 1946
- Object Number: 46.187.2a, b
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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