Robe
18th Century (made)
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Winter Dragon Robe for a woman, made of pale yellow silk, embroidered with gold and silver thread and coloured floss silks. The robe is lined with fur, grey squirrel (hui shu) and ermine (yin shu). Embroidered with five-clawed dragons in pursuit of flaming jewels among scrolled clouds; in the intervals are characters for shou (longevity), flying bats and the eight Buddhist felicitous symbols (Pa chi-hsiang). The lower border is covered with diagonal lines or 'standing water' culminating in sea-waves on which symbolic objects are floating. The collar and sleeves are enriched by narrow bands of embroidery with dragons on a dark blue ground.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Twill-weave silk; embroidered with gilt metal thread and coloured floss silks and lined with fur, |
| Brief description | Dragon robe, for a woman, twill-weave silk; embroidered with gilt metal thread and coloured floss silks and lined with fur, China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), 18th century. |
| Physical description | Winter Dragon Robe for a woman, made of pale yellow silk, embroidered with gold and silver thread and coloured floss silks. The robe is lined with fur, grey squirrel (hui shu) and ermine (yin shu). Embroidered with five-clawed dragons in pursuit of flaming jewels among scrolled clouds; in the intervals are characters for shou (longevity), flying bats and the eight Buddhist felicitous symbols (Pa chi-hsiang). The lower border is covered with diagonal lines or 'standing water' culminating in sea-waves on which symbolic objects are floating. The collar and sleeves are enriched by narrow bands of embroidery with dragons on a dark blue ground. |
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| Object history | Purchased from Liberty & Co. (Regent Street, W.), accessioned in 1901. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. Purchased from Messrs. Liberty and Company, Ltd., Regent Street, London. |
| Bibliographic reference | Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6.
This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021) |
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| Accession number | 870-1901 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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