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Woman's bridal coat (longpao)
Woman's bridal coat (longpao)

Woman's bridal coat (longpao)

19th century
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin-weave embroidered with silk and couched with gold-wrapped thread
Dimensions112.5 x 148.4 cm (44 5/16 x 58 7/16 in.)
Credit LineJulia Bradford Huntington James Fund
Accession number02.64
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
Provenance1902, Yamanaka and Co., Boston; sold by Yamanaka to the MFA for $2650 [see note 1]. (Accession Date: April 17, 1902)

NOTES:
[1] MFA accession nos. 02.48 - 02.68 were purchased together for this amount.