CHINESE
Pair of Manchu ladies’ shoes
(Qixie)
(late 19th century)

Medium
silk, cotton, silk and cotton thread, wood

Measurements
(a-b) 16.0 × 23.0 × 8.0 cm (each)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Lillian Ernestine Lobb Bequest, 2009

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Place/s of Execution
China

Accession Number
2009.61.a-b

Department
Asian Art

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Physical description
Manchu women's heeled shoes made of orange/red satin with embroidered bats, clouds and flowers in "three blues' (san lan) and edged with narrow braid and black piping. Cotton covered concave soles and heels.

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CHINESE
Pair of Manchu ladies’ shoes
(Qixie)
(late 19th century)