Robe
1800-1888 (made)
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A Mandarin's robe. Blue silk brocade with four-clawed dragons among clouds, and beneath them waves and flowers, all in coloured silk and gold thread.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Brocaded silk with embroidered in coloured silks and gold thread |
| Brief description | Robe, brocaded silk, with embroidered in coloured silks and gold thread, China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), 1800-1888 |
| Physical description | A Mandarin's robe. Blue silk brocade with four-clawed dragons among clouds, and beneath them waves and flowers, all in coloured silk and gold thread. |
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| Object history | Purchased from a source not recorded in the Asia Department registers, accessioned in 1888. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Asia Department registers, as part of a 2022 provenance research project. |
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| Accession number | 419-1888 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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