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

Woman's Jifu (Semiformal Court Robe)

Manchu China

Year
1790-1820
Medium
Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining wefts; painted details; edged with 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; trimmed with braid of gilt-metal-strip-wrapped linen, 1:1 oblique interlacing; sleeves: silk, warp-float faced 2:1 'Z' twill weave; pleated; lined with silk, plain weave (new); metal buttons
Dimensions
147.4 × 217.2 cm (58 × 85 1/2 in.); Shoulder to hem: H.: 60.5 cm (23 3/4 in.); Sleeve: H.: 25.7 cm (10 1/8 in.); At hem: W.: 116 cm (45 3/4 in.); Sleeve panel: W.: 40.4 cm (15 7/8 in.); Tapestry at collar: W.: 8.1 cm (6 5/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago

Cultural & Historical Context

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

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