Woman's Sleeveless Overgarment
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This three-quarter-length garment would have been worn over a robe. Generally trapezoidal in shape, with front closures and a tasseled fringe, the style may have been derived from Ming-dynasty (1368–1644) vests. Although elaborately decorated with four dragons on the front and three on the back, the garment was probably not intended to be worn during formal ceremonies. No identical garment is found in the illustrated regulations that were published in the mid-eighteenth century.
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