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Actions	A woman's 'lotus' shoe from China Remove from selection Add to selection $Archived Images\I_numbers\I4501-I5000\I4708.JPG; I4708; ;$ Object numberI4708 TitleA woman's 'lotus' shoe from China DescriptionHand-made in silk with a curved wooden sole. Designed for bound feet, or 'gong xie,' a practice common in Han families until the 1920s, although banned by decree in 1902 by the Dowager Empress Tz'u-hia. Bound feet were known as 'golden lotus' or 'silver lotus' depending on size, and were intended to convey beauty and social status. Qing Dynasty (1636-1911). Production placeChina Production date exact 1636 - exact 1911 Production periodQing Dynasty Object nameshoe, Chinese Materialsilk Dimensions

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Object numberI4708

TitleA woman's 'lotus' shoe from China

DescriptionHand-made in silk with a curved wooden sole. Designed for bound feet, or 'gong xie,' a practice common in Han families until the 1920s, although banned by decree in 1902 by the Dowager Empress Tz'u-hia. Bound feet were known as 'golden lotus' or 'silver lotus' depending on size, and were intended to convey beauty and social status. Qing Dynasty (1636-1911).

Production placeChina

Production date exact 1636 - exact 1911

Production periodQing Dynasty

Object nameshoe, Chinese

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