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Man's semi-formal court robe (jifu)
Chinese
Qing dynasty
1700–25
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Silk; satin-weave ground with silk, gold metallic thread and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts, metal buttons
Dimensions
139.5 x 188.2 cm (54 15/16 x 74 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Julia Bradford Huntington James Fund
Accession Number02.50
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 stylized waves and mountains across the bottom, above which are five-clawed dragons and clouds, woven with different shades of pink, red, blue, violet, green, yellow, brown, and black silk and gold thread and gilt paper strip discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts on a pinkish-brown silk satin ground; lined with pink plain-weave silk. See note on 02.48.
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.