Robe

Museum number:
9-17967
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21090017967
Accession number:
Acc.4071
Description:
Robe: dark blue silk patterned w/ yellow silk embroidery in usual cosmological symbols (dragon, mountains & waters, clouds, bats, etc. some Buddhist symbols) open at sides; sleeve cuffs, neck trim & body trim all match; horsehoof sleeve black silk mesh, neck trimmed w/ woven braid & trim metallic braid; loop & toggle closure. Man's tunic (summer court wear); relatively rare; c. 1800s. 138.8 cm L.
Donor:
Mr. Ivy Lee
Collection place:
China
Culture or time period:
Chinese
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Dragons and Robes (main garments)
Function:
2.4 Fine Clothes and Accoutrements not used exclusively for status or religious purposes
Department:
Asia (except western Russia)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Robe, accession number 9-17967, described as Robe: dark blue silk patterned w/ yellow silk embroidery in usual cosmological symbols (dragon, mountains & waters, clouds, bats, etc. some Buddhist symbols) open at sides; sleeve cuffs, neck trim & body trim all match; horsehoof sleeve black silk mesh, neck trimmed w/ woven braid & trim metallic braid; loop & toggle closure. Man's tunic (summer court wear); relatively rare; c. 1800s. 138.8 cm L.Hearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Robe, accession number 9-17967, described as Robe: dark blue silk patterned w/ yellow silk embroidery in usual cosmological symbols (dragon, mountains & waters, clouds, bats, etc. some Buddhist symbols) open at sides; sleeve cuffs, neck trim & body trim all match; horsehoof sleeve black silk mesh, neck trimmed w/ woven braid & trim metallic braid; loop & toggle closure. Man's tunic (summer court wear); relatively rare; c. 1800s. 138.8 cm L.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Robe, accession number 9-17967, described as Robe: dark blue silk patterned w/ yellow silk embroidery in usual cosmological symbols (dragon, mountains & waters, clouds, bats, etc. some Buddhist symbols) open at sides; sleeve cuffs, neck trim & body trim all match; horsehoof sleeve black silk mesh, neck trimmed w/ woven braid & trim metallic braid; loop & toggle closure. Man's tunic (summer court wear); relatively rare; c. 1800s. 138.8 cm L.

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