Pair of 'lotus shoes', for bound feet (gong xie)
China
China
Pair of 'lotus shoes', for bound feet (gong xie)
1880s
silk, cotton thread, natural dyes, embroidery
China
Pair of 'lotus shoes', for bound feet (gong xie)
1880s
silk, cotton thread, natural dyes, embroidery
- Place made
- China
- Medium
- silk, cotton thread, natural dyes, embroidery
- Dimensions
- 14.0 x 7.5 x 5.5 cm (each)
- Credit line
- Gift of Skye Bartlett through the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation 2018. Donated through the Australian Government’s Cultural Gifts Program
- Accession number
- 20185A51
- Signature and date
- Not signed. Not dated.
- Media category
- Decorative Arts
- Collection area
- Asian art - China