Vestment (For a Second-degree Taoist Priest)

Art Institute of Chicago

Vestment (For a Second-degree Taoist Priest)

Han-Chinese

Date
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1801/50
Medium
Silk, warp-float faced 3:1 'S' twill weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave; edge bands and center back: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered paper, and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in satin and knot stitches; laid work and couching; inner collar and closures: silk, weft-float faced 1:7 satin weave; collar patches: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; lined with ramie, plain weave; lining fragments: silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave
Culture
China
Department
Textiles
Institution
Art Institute of Chicago

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Object type
AAT300209261

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