Man's Semi-Formal Court Robe

NameRobe

CultureMandarin people

Date1800-1850

Place madeChina, East Asia, Asia

MediumSilk floss and metallic threads

Dimensions52 × 80 in. (132.0803 × 203.2004 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of Lloyd E. Cotsen and the Neutrogena Corporation, A.1995.93.384

Object numberA.1995.93.384

Collections

The Lloyd Cotsen & Neutrogena Collection

DescriptionThe coat is decorated with a partial terrestrial diagram: eight Lung Dragons, some of the Buddha's emblems accompanied by bats and cloud bands as well as "precious things" and flowers in the wave and mountain border; colors are blues, greens, coral-oranges, black, gold, white; made of silk floss and metallic threads on a silk ground.