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Pair of Manchu ladies’ shoes

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)
Place/s of Execution
China
Accession Number
2009.61.a-b
Department
Asian Art
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Lillian Ernestine Lobb Bequest, 2009
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of The Gordon Darling Foundation
Gallery location
Not on display
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.