Art Institute of Chicago
Empress' Jifu (Semiformal Court Robe)
Manchu
- 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
- Culture
- China
- Department
- Textiles
- Institution
- Art Institute of Chicago
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- Object type
- AAT300014063
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