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Woman's jacket (magua)
Chinese
Qing dynasty
1850s
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Silk satin ground embroidered with silk and couched with gold-wrapped thread
Dimensions
98.4 x 173.2 cm (38 3/4 x 68 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund
Accession Number02.66
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWoman's jacket (magua) of dark blue satin embroidered with scattered groups of flowers, fish and butterflies in greens, blues, yellows, red, pinks, white, and black silk; around the neck, front and bottom of the coat is a shaped border of black satin desing of diamond-shaped floral lozenges embroidered in blue, white, and green silk and couched with gold-wrapped thread; neck piece is edged with pink and white gimp and has border with design of male and female figures and flowers; sleeve turnbacks are embroidered in silk with figures and flowers on a white silk satin ground; center front opening with black silk knot button and loop closure; lined with light blue silk.
Provenance1902, Yamanaka and Co., Boston; sold by Yamanaka to the MFA for $2650 [see note 1]. (Accession Date: April 17, 1902)
NOTES:
[1] MFA accession nos. 02.48 - 02.68 were purchased together for this amount.
NOTES:
[1] MFA accession nos. 02.48 - 02.68 were purchased together for this amount.