Traje tradicional chino; Pekín, finales del siglo XIX - principios del XX. Chaqueta, pantalones y fajín de seda bordada a mano. Medidas: 64 cm. de largo (chaqueta). Traje tradicional chino de Pekín, confeccionado en seda antigua, hacia 1900. Está bordado con peonías, flor que para los manchúes simboliza la riqueza y el progreso, y otros motivos florales. Las flores que aparecen en las zonas secundarias podrían identificarse con la flor del ciruelo, símbolo de perseverancia y pureza. También aparecen aves del paraíso, relacionadas con el concepto de felicidad. Este tipo de chaqueta se llevaba sobre otro vestido, como prenda exterior.

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