Man's Jifu (Semiformal Court Robe)
Manchu
1775–1800
- Medium
- Silk, 1:1 plain gauze weave; embroidered in stem filling stitches; sleeves: silk, 1:1 plain gauze weave (figured); edging and closures: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave with supplementary brocading wefts; neck trimmed with cords of gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk couched with silk; sleeves and cuffs lined with silk, 1:1 plain gauze weave
- Dimensions
- 138.4 × 202.9 cm (54 1/2 × 79 7/8 in.)
- Genre
- textile
- Museum
- Art Institute of Chicago
Styles
Tags
qingmanchu-stylesilk (fiber)East AsianChinese (culture or style)costume - needleworkneedlework (visual works)costumeTextilepaper (fiber product)asian
