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A FINE BAMBOO MAN’S JACKET The use of bamboo jackets and vests appears to date back to
19th century the Ming dynasty. They were worn as an undergarment to aid
The garment elegantly made of small tubular bamboo beads threaded air circulation, which helped to protect the outer garments from
in a net-like structure, the edges finished in cream silk with two silk perspiration stains during the hot weather. A nearly identical bamboo
with a tie and a button to the front. jacket, 19th century, is illustrated by V.Garrett, Chinese Dress. From
121cm (47 5/8in) wide x 65.5cm (25 6/8in) long. the Qing Dynasty to the Present, Clarendon, VT, 2008, p.112, fig.211.

£2,000 - 3,000 A similar bamboo man’s jacket, 19th century, was sold at Christie’s
CNY18,000 - 27,000 New York, 19 March 2008, lot 125.

十九世紀 竹衫

Provenance: Linda Wrigglesworth Ltd., London
An Australian private collection, acquired from the above in 1997

來源：倫敦古董商Linda Wrigglesworth Ltd.
澳洲私人收藏，於1997年購自上者

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