Dai Yu costume design by Tim Yip.

Bao Yu costume design by Tim Yip.

Bao Chai costume design by Tim Yip.

Woman’s informal coat with scenes from Dream of the Red Chamber, approx. 1900–1950. China. Silk. Asian Art Museum, Gift of Merrill Randol Sherwin and Dr. Stephen A. Sherwin, 2014.2. Photograph/Asian Art Museum of San Francisco.

Costume inspiration for Dream of the Red Chamber/Tim Yip

Bright Sheng/Peter Shin