Singe bound foot ankle length boot in the form of a shoe with legging attached above but made in one piece. Lower part of the boot shaped like a bound foot shoe with upturned toe, salmon pink silk upper decorated with floral embroidery and black curvilinear design, edged with gold and red silk topline. Upper part shaped like a cylindrical legging of khaki green silk decorated with two bands of ribbons at bottom. Quarters stiffened with 10 bamboo strips. The two parts connected together with black silk. Lined with white cotton. Sole of two pieces, at back a wedge-shaped wooden heel covered with cream silk with leather sole on underside. At front is a tongue-shaped wooden sole covered with silk and with leather on underside.
bound foot boot
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