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Woman's Changfu (Informal Court Robe) by Manchu China, textile, 1875-1925

Woman's Changfu (Informal Court Robe)

Manchu China

Year
1875-1925
Medium
Silk, plain gauze weave; embroidered in back and stem stitches; sleeve facings: silk, plain gauze weave; embroidered in back, knot, overcast, stem, and straight stitches; laid work and couching; ribbon: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, plain weave with supplementary patterning warps and extended weft loop fringe; sleeves trimmed with silk, plain weave; metal buttons
Dimensions
146.1 × 121.5 cm (57 1/2 × 47 7/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago

Cultural & Historical Context

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

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