A RARE CHILD'S COTTON OUTFIT Late Qing Dynasty (3)A RARE CHILD'S COTTON OUTFITLate Qing Dynasty Consisting of a white undershirt worn beneath pale blue robe fastened at the necks and right sides, with tiny gilded buttons, worn underneath a midnight-blue jacket opening in the middle. The jacket 84.5cm (33 2/8in) wide (3).清晚期 男童長衫、馬褂 一套三件Provenance: Linda Wrigglesworth, London, acquired in the 1990's來源：倫敦Linda Wrigglesworth收藏，於二十世紀九十年代入藏Sets such as the present example were worn by the young sons of courtiers for informal occasions; they were often worn with a black silk caps and a pair of boots. A popular photograph dated 1912 features China's last emperor Puyi (r.1980-1912) as a two year-old child wearing a similar outfit to the present example.