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Vestment (For a Second-degree Taoist Priest) by Han-Chinese, textile, 1801-1850

Vestment (For a Second-degree Taoist Priest)

Han-Chinese

Year
1801-1850
Medium
Silk, warp-float faced 3:1 'S' twill weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave; edge bands and center back: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered paper, and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in satin and knot stitches; laid work and couching; inner collar and closures: silk, weft-float faced 1:7 satin weave; collar patches: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; lined with ramie, plain weave; lining fragments: silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave
Dimensions
143.5 × 189.5 cm (56 1/2 × 74 5/8 in.); Repeat: 36.8 × 7.3 cm (14 1/2 × 2 7/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago

Cultural & Historical Context

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

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