Buddhist Monk's Cape (Incomplete) by China, textile, 1650-1700

Buddhist Monk's Cape (Incomplete)

China

Year
1650-1700
Medium
Silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, and peacock feathers, slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining wefts; painted details; edged with silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; top facing edged with silk, plain weave; lined with silk, plain weave
Dimensions
128.3 × 225.8 cm (50 1/2 × 89 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago

Cultural & Historical Context

Classification
Textile
Culture
China
Period
Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

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