This long robe (known as ‘changshan’长衫in Southern China and Hong Kong and ‘changpao’ 长袍 in Northern China) is quilted with cotton (mianao 棉袄) for extra warmth.It belonged to Mr Kaan Tat Choi, who was a successful businessman in the bullion business. Mr Kaan expanded his business from Hong Kong to Malaya in the 1920s, acquiring several rubber plantations along the east coast of Malaya. He also opened a bullion trading company called “Yee Shing” at 20 Canal Road in Singapore in the 1930s.
