Minneapolis Institute of Art
Theatrical Robe for a Daoist Immortal
China
- Date
- Kangxi period, 1662–1722
- Medium
- satin
- Department
- Asian Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
On the occasion of the fiftieth birthday of the Empress Dowager Cixi in 1884, several operas were scheduled during a two-week long celebration at the Palace of Eternal Spring in the Forbidden City. The popular play “The Imperial Birthday” had many actors playing the roles of Daoist immortals in crowd-pleasing costumes such as this. China, Asia
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