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QA05025 Chinese Yan Bao Jacket, Miao group, Dandu style from Duyun, Danzhai and Sandu areas, burnished (geri /garusu) cloth of cotton dyed with indigo and cow or pig's blood, burnished with egg-white to create a shiny surface, decorated with Wutou (the curative power of Buffalo horn and the medicinal fern) spiral batik patterns on sleeves and shoulders, embroidered silk "epaulettes," indigo-dyed inner collar, silk embroidered neck line with crossover and tied front opening, used as a women's festival coat. Excellent condition. 27-1/2" x 58" 20th Century.
For a similar example see: Mingei Museum, Silver and Silk, pp. 150-155. $650.
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