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Theater robe
Chinese, Qing dynasty, 1880 to 1899
China, Southern
145 x 254 cm (57 1/16 x 100 in.)
Silk satin embroidered with silk and couched with gold-wrapped thread
Classification: CostumesObject is currently not on viewTheatrical robe of red satin with design of cosmic wave and mountain along the bottom, above which is a large dragon surrounded by clouds, flowers, bird, carp and lion-dogs son embroidered with blue, green, yellow, white, black and brown silk and couched with gold-wrapped thread; scattered over the ground and parts of the design are metal spangles and disks of bronze paper; lined with deep yellow plain-weave linen. Museum of Fine Arts, BostonDenman Waldo Ross Collection, 1911
Accession number: 11.122Provenance/Ownership History: Denman Waldo Ross Collection; Gift from Denman Waldo Ross to the MFA, March 2, 1911
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