Manchu
China
Empress' Jifu (Semiformal Court Robe)
INV-2411
Manchu
ChinaQing dynasty (1644–1911), 1840-60
Empress' Jifu (Semiformal Court Robe)
Manchu China →qingChinese (culture or style)East Asianasiantextileneedlework (visual works)
Date
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1840-60
Medium
Silk, warp-float faced 2:1 'S' twill weave; embroidered with silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, and gilt- and silvered-metal-strip-wrapped silk in knot, satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching; sleeves: silk, weft-float faced 1:5 and warp-float faced 2:1 twill damask weave; edging and closures: 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; lined with silk, plain weave; metal buttons
Dimensions
151.4 × 188 cm (59 1/2 × 74 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Gift of Joseph Adams in memory of Edith Almy Adams
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