Accession number: Acc.3360 / Accession year: [Missing] / Function: 3.1 Status Objects and Insignia of Office - Hearst Museum Portal Search Results

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Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 9-13560, described as Dragon robe. Long tapering sleeves. Overlapping front with 5 loops and metal buttons on right side. Slit ⅓ up front and back. Magenta silk plain weave ground with multicolor brocade and embroidery. Right front (concealed when worn) is plain with one dragon. Main body has wide lower band of embroidered straight waves. Brocaded patterns above - 3 dragons on front, one on each shoulder, 3 on the back. Also mountains, clouds, birds, fish, bats, and other lucky symbols. The main body has been shortened around the middle by 4 inches. Neckband of black silk plain weave ground, with 5 brocade dragons, waves, clouds, bats. Edging of old black silk and flat strap gold brocade. Sleeves have embroidered sea and waves at shoulders, then plain black area with groups of woven stripes. “Horsehoof” cuff brocaded with dragons, waves, clouds. Old edging as on neck. Dragons all have 5 claws and are gold. No lining, and lower edge had come unhemmed.

Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 9-13559, described as Dragon robe. Long sleeves, overlapping front with 5 loops and metal buttons on right side. Slits ⅓ up front and back. Blue silk twill ground, with multicolor embroidery. Right front (concealed when Worn) is plain with one large dragon and sacred jewel. Main body has a wide lower band of straight waves, mountains, 3 dragons on front, one on each shoulder, and 3 on back. Also scattered birds, bats, sacred jewels, clouds, and Taoist symbolic objects. Neckband black silk twill ground, embroidered with 5 dragons, waves and bats. Edging of deteriorating blue and gold brocaded tape. Sleeves are plain black silk; “horsehoof” cuffs embroidered with dragons and bats. All dragons are gold, with 5 claws. Light blue silk lining. May have been worn by a prince or high ranking mandarin official. Late 19th century. Cost collector $150.00 (old tag).

Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 9-13562, described as Robe. Long wide sleeves. Front opening with 3 loop and knotted button closings. Black silk satin with multicolored scattered floral embroidery. 2 square emblems on back and breast with flowers in bases. Sleeve borders of white silk satin embroidered with female figures in outdoor scenes. 3 brocade tapes on neck edge, and 2 on sleeve and front edges. Blue silk satin lining. A special group in the court used in this type of flower and vase design. Late 19th century. Slits up the sides indicate it was a woman’s robe. Cost collector $85.00 (old tag).

Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 9-13561, described as Skirt. Wraparound. Black silk satin ground. Plain wide upper band. 2nd band of embroidery with 3 dragons. 3rd band of flat strap gold brocade. Main skirt pleated slightly, and embroidered with 5 large gold dragons and multicolor waves, clouds, bats. Also 13 small medallions with dragons. Skirt is 2 panels with slit between. Strap gold brocade edging along slit, overlapping edge, and lower edge. Blue lining. Many tears in black silk. Worn by a man for formal court occasions, probably with a short jacket. 20th century. Earlier these skirts were used for burial clothing. Cost collector $40.00 (old tag).