A woman's cheongsam or Qipao dress, in red silk satin printed with flowers and embroidered, China, early 20th century. The red background is printed with peonies and cherry blossoms and embroidered with blue and white silks of cherry blossoms, peonies, lotus blossoms, melons and butterflies in gold thread. The lower band is decorated with peonies on oblique li shui lines topped with waves, from which the three rocky peaks of the Earth emerge. The sleeves are short and the plain blue lining is printed with flowers. A pair of cream silk pants is attached. Dress length: 111.5 cm; shoulder width: 76 cm; pants length: 103 cm; waist width: 33 cmAccidents .