Dong Pleated Embroidered Skirt, China

Dong Pleated Embroidered Skirt, China, Early-Mid 20th C. Short pleated skirt of tabby and hand-woven cotton with wide, loop fastened waistband and attached plaques sewn to skirt and pendant from hem.

Miao Embroidered Pleated Skirt, China, 19th C. Loosely pleated, open wrap skirt with a wide waistband, vertical panels of striped and checked cotton tabby in alternating panels, embroidery at hem area

Red silk damask, 2 embroidered & 2 pleated panels w/ butterflies & flowers in shades of blue & green, muslin W band, L 35", Wd 48", (5" worn area at hem edge, unstitched tapes) very good.

Red silk satin w/ floral motifs embroidered in silk & metallic thread, dancing male figures on couched gold ground, faux pleated & embroidered Mandarin style skirt w/ weft brocade ribbon trim, lined i

Scarlet silk satin heavily embroidered in floss silk & metallic gold couching w/ pattern silk ribbon trim, lined in magenta patterned silk, faux pleated & embroidered Mandarin style skirt w/ weft broc

Lot of Chinese Ethnic Minority Indigo-Dyed Costume, 20th C. Including: 2 pleated skirts and 2 embroidered sleeves, China, 20th c. Size: 17'' x 44'', 43 x 112 cm (skirt 1); 16'' x 46'', 41 x 117 cm (sk

Dong Apron/Skirt, China, 19th C. Open, wrapped, cotton tabby cloth skirt composed of a plain waistband and twenty-two bands of tabby cloth, the ends embroidered in silk, with tassels of seed beads, cl

1 chartreuse patterned paired skirt front & back panels embroidered in blue ombre silk floss in chrysanthemum & floral motifs w/ butterflies in shades of brown, blue & cream, pleated side panels w/ vi

Extraordinary Miao Lady's Festival Jacket And Pleated Skirt, Shidong, China, Mid 20th C. Black velvet and red cotton jacket embroidered and covered in richly worked silver pieces. The skirt is indigo-

Collector's Lot of Miao (Bijie Culture) Clothing, China, Mid 20th C. Five pieces of clothing from the Bijie people including pleated wax resist blue and white skirt worn with an embroidered reverse ap

Black silk, gold dragons in 2 wide bands & in series of rondels, embroidered w/ bats, flowers, clouds, etc., L 30.75", Wd 56", (unravelling threads, small seam separation at W, mystery hole in W band)

Silk damask, sides smocked & embroidered, CF & CB panels embroidered w/ pagodas, mountains, trees & birds, (muslin waistband missing & relaced w/ damaged silk) skirt excellent.

Miao Pleated Skirt, China, Early-Mid 20th C. Full skirt gathered at wide waistband, wrapped, no closing seam. Bottom half of skirt is pieced in sections with alternating decoration elements of plain w

Rare Yao Embroidered Skirt, China, Early 20th C. A rare woman’s skirt decorated with hand stitched silk embroidery in a pattern of affronted horses. Yao People, Southwestern Hunan Province. Chi

Geija Pleated Skirt, China, Early-Mid 20th C. A tightly pleated open, wrapped child's skirt constructed in two cotton tabby cloth sections below a wide waistband and tie closure - the lowest section e

Zhuang Pleated Skirt, China, Early to Mid 20th C. Woman's full, open sided, heavily pleated cotton skirt gathered at waistband; the whole bronzed with indigo. Zhuang People, Southeastern Yunnan Provin

2 Chinese Minority/Miao Indigo-Dyed Batik Pleated Skirts, China, Mid 20th C. Closed skirts constructed from cloth bands: waistband of cotton tabby, first gathered band of machine woven blue cotton clo

Finely embroidered on a chestnut-coloured ground in gold thread with five-clawed dragons in frontal position between clouds and bajixian, dragons chasing the flaming pearl, phoenixes, flowers, bats an

Chinese Antique Pleated Silk Embroidered Skirt, probably Qing (18th-19th century in date), is designed with bands of embroidery set against coral colored silk with woven designs of auspicious symbols.

3 Chinese Minority Pleated Skirt Textiles, China, Early-Mid 20th C. 3 tightly pleated open, wrapped skirt constructed of pleated bands of cotton tabby cloth, cotton waistband and tie closure - one ban

Huayao embroidered cotton skirt panel with snakes, baby snakes, birds, centipedes, Hunan, China, mid 20th century. Cut. Size: 23'' x 40.5'' (58 x 103 cm).

Yi Pleated Indigo-Dyed Skirt, China, Early-Mid 20th C. A full cotton skirt made in three sections, a coarse gray cloth at the top, a wider section of indigo dyed cloth and a full, pleated lower sectio

blue, red & yellow silk, 38.5" L; indigo blue w/ green floral & butterfly embroidery, L 31.5"; both fair

orange w/ floral embroidery, L 37.5", (stains & sun fades, wear at hem); pale yellow w/ blue floral & butterfly embroidery, 36.5" L, (small holes & stains); both fair