Woman＇s Chuba Fashioned from a Chinese Chaogua (court vest)

17th century

Chinese fabric tailored in Tibet

182.0cm(w) x 143.0cm(l)

This robe was fashioned in Tibet from a sleeveless vest worn by Ming and Qing court ladies. The style of the dragons and the celestial landscape indicate production during the transitional period between the Ming and Qing dynasties.