Thousand-fold embroidered skirt, China, late 19th/early... Lot 45

Thousand-fold embroidered skirt, China, late 19th/early 20th century In red silk crepe woven with auspicious motifs, embroidered with flowers on a black background on horizontal and vertical bands, and embroidered in the middle with peonies and a ruyi scepter, the reverse in pale green silk, the waist in unbleached cloth. Slightly faded, holes on reverse. L. 98 cm; W. 82 cm