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Man's Semi-Formal Court Robe
Man's Semi-Formal Court Robe
Man's Semi-Formal Court Robe
Museum of International Folk Art
DepartmentTextiles-Asia

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
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.