Minneapolis Institute of Art

Daoist priest’s robe (jiangyi)

China

Date: 1662–1722
Medium: Embroidered satin
Department: Asian Art
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Art

Cloth for this type of ritual Daoist garment, known as jiangyi, is often black, red, green, yellow, or white (the five symbolic colors of the universe), and the embroidered decoration is done in gold-wrapped thread. This robe has the “cosmic diagram” on the back and yin and yang symbols on the front. China, Asia

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