Man's Bufu (Court Surcoat)

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qingChinese (culture or style)East Asianasiantextileneedlework (visual works)

Date

Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1875/1900

Medium

Silk, 1:1 plain gauze weave; embroidered with silk and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk in satin, stem, and tent stitches; Roumanian couching

Dimensions

105.7 × 157.5 cm (41 5/8 × 62 in.)

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Location

Chicago, IL

Credit

Gift of Shirley Aikens

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