Cheongsam
about 1920
Place of CreationSuzhou, China
Medium/TechniqueSilk, voided velvet, fur
DimensionsCenter back: 129.5 cm (51 in.)
Credit LineGift of Mabel Ing in memory of Dorothy Tsai-Ling Pei Yang
Accession number2018.2324
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ProvenanceBy 2004, Dorothy Tsai-Ling Pei Young, Suzhou, China; September 23, 2004, by inheritance to her daugher, Mabel Ing, Bedford, MA; 2018, gift of Mabel Ing to the MFA. (Accession date: September 26, 2018)
1775–90
About 1928
1775–90
15th century
around 1850
1775–90
15th and 16th century