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Empress' Jifu (Semiformal Court Robe) by Manchu China, textile, 1790-1820

Empress' Jifu (Semiformal Court Robe)

Manchu China

Year
1790-1820
Medium
Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit and dovetailed tapestry weave with interlaced outlining wefts; painted details; trimmed with cords of gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk couched with silk; sleeves: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave; edging and closures: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 5:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:2 'Z' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; lined with silk, 4:1 satin damask weave; cuffs lined with silk, 4:1 satin weave; metal buttons
Dimensions
146.3 × 195.2 cm (57 5/8 × 76 3/4 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago

Cultural & Historical Context

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

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