Chinese Informal Blue Summer Gauze Robe, Early 20th C. Size: 4'2'' x 5'2'' (127 x 157 cm). A summer silk gauze robe in a monochromatic blue. In the summer heavy satin robes were traded for lighter garments made of semi-sheer silk gauze. The open weave of this robe provided ventilation. This gauze garment has a subtle woven pattern of medallions disappearing and appearing in the shifting light.

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