Emperor's Jifu (Semiformal Court Robe)

Textiles

Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1825/50

Manchu
China

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Department: Textiles

Culture: Manchu
Title: Emperor's Jifu (Semiformal Court Robe)
Place: China (Object made in)
Date: Made 1825–1850
Medium: Silk, slit tapestry weave; painted details; upper sleeves: silk, satin weave self-patterned by areas of twill weave; lower sleeves: silk, twill weave; impressed ribs
Dimensions: 151.4 × 199.7 cm (59 5/8 × 78 5/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of the Antiquarian Society
Reference Number: 1913.158
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John E. Vollmer, “Clothed to Rule the Universe: Ming and Qing Dynasty Textiles at The Art Institute of Chicago,” published in conjunction with the exhibition, Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 26, no. 2 (2000): 34-5, 61, cat. 28, plate XV (ill.).

Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, Clothed to Rule the Universe: Ming and Qing Dynasty Textiles at The Art Institute of Chicago, Sept. 13, 2000–Jan. 2, 2001, cat. 28.
Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 142, The Silk Road and Beyond: Travel, Trade, and Transformation, Oct. 26, 2006–Dec. 19, 2007.

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