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Robe

1821-1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
China (made)

Dragon robe of silk tapestry (kesi). Gold gauze ground. Sky, earth and water, nine large five-clawed dragons pursuing sacred discs, eight buddhist emblems of good augury, clouds, bats; background of trellis containing alternately, flowers and swastikas. Worked in red, blue, yellow, green and white silks on a gold ground. Collar and cuffs of similar designs on dark blue ground. Lined with yellow silk gauze figured with medallions containing dragons pursing sacred discs.


Object details

Categories
Clothing
Textiles
Object type
Robe
Materials and techniques
Silk tapestry (<i>kesi</i>)
Brief description
Dragon robe, silk tapestry (kesi), China, Qing dynasty, Daoguang period (1821-1850).
Physical description
Dragon robe of silk tapestry (kesi). Gold gauze ground. Sky, earth and water, nine large five-clawed dragons pursuing sacred discs, eight buddhist emblems of good augury, clouds, bats; background of trellis containing alternately, flowers and swastikas. Worked in red, blue, yellow, green and white silks on a gold ground. Collar and cuffs of similar designs on dark blue ground. Lined with yellow silk gauze figured with medallions containing dragons pursing sacred discs.
Dimensions
  • Length: 147.32cm
  • Width: 53.34cm
Style
Daoguang
Credit line
Purchased with Art Fund support
Object history
Registered File number 1947/374. From the collection of Bernard Vuilleumier.
Collection
East Asia Collection
Accession number
T.218-1948

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
Record URL
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