英文說明:The formal wear of women of the Qing Dynasty often included shawls consisting of one or more embroidered pieces of fabric. This example, worn by a child when going outside, is shaped like a “shou tao” (literally, “longevity peach”). The six pieces are embroidered with auspicious designs signifying wealth and social position, including a vase (平 瓶), a reed instrument (homophonous to “advance”) , a dragon, and a phoenix.