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Blue sleeveless tunic, Cantonese opera costume component

Unknown Maker1946 - 1969

Museum of Vancouver

Museum of Vancouver
Vancouver, Canada

This sleeveless tunic, embellished with sequins and bugle beads, is part of a blue Cantonese opera costume. A large lotus motif in pink and silver sequins and bugle beads is centred on both the front and back of the vest. The upper portion of the tunic is embellished with a diagonal stripe pattern in silver bugle beads. The neck and arm openings are edged with sequin bands and stars. The bottom hem of the tunic is embellished with a mountain and wave motif, again in pink and silver sequins and bugle beads.

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  • Title: Blue sleeveless tunic, Cantonese opera costume component
  • Creator: Unknown Maker
  • Date Created: 1946 - 1969
  • Location Created: Guangzhou, China
  • Physical Dimensions: 67 x 93
  • Subject Keywords: Cantonese Opera
  • Type: Costume
  • Medium: Synthetic textile, dye, plastic, gelatin, glass, metal
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