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    A: Under $5,000
    B: $5,000 - $10,000
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  Miao Hundred Bird Coat - Biography
   
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Chinese Textiles
Linen, Wool and Embroidery, 45 x 71 inches, 114.3 x 180.3 cm

Price Code A
Inventory #13091


This "Hundred-bird" coat is from Ronjiang county. The Hundred Bird Coat is used for festive occassions only, and is covered with emboidered figures modeled after butterflies, birds and dragons. The ends of the figured bands of the skirts are trimmed with feathers from chickens or wild turkeys.

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