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Man's semi-formal court robe (jifu)
Chinese
Qing dynasty
1870–80
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Silk twill-weave ground embroidered with colored silk floss and gold-wrapped threads, metal buttons
Dimensions
137 x 195.5 cm (53 15/16 x 76 15/16 in.)
Credit Line
Denman Waldo Ross Collection
Accession Number15.574
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionMan's semi-formal court robe (jifu) with horse-shoe cuffs and side opening with round metal buttons and design of water and mountain across the bottom, above which are four-clawed dragons, clouds, lotus, bats and flames embroidered in colored silk floss and gold-wrapped threads on a blue twill-weave silk ground; neckband and cuffs have design of water, dragons, bats and clouds embroidered on dark blue silk; lined with light blue plain-weave silk.
ProvenanceDenman Waldo Ross Collection; gift of Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA on April 1, 1915