Vestment (For a First-degree Taoist Priest) by Han-Chinese, textile, 1775-1850

Vestment (For a First-degree Taoist Priest)

Han-Chinese

Year
1775-1850
Medium
Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk, cotton, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton, and gold-leaf-over-lacquered paper in satin stitches; laid work and couching; edged with silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; lined with silk, 4:1 satin damask weave
Dimensions
141.2 × 198.4 cm (55 5/8 × 78 1/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago

Cultural & Historical Context

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

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