Woman's Gua (Formal Domestic Surcoat)

Textiles

1890/1910, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Manchu
China

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Textiles

Culture: Manchu
Title: Woman's Gua (Formal Domestic Surcoat)
Origin: China
Date: Made 1890–1910
Medium: Silk, slit tapestry weave; painted details; silk knot closure; body lined with fur; sleeves lined with silk, plain weave; metal buttons
Dimensions: 142.5 × 162.7 cm (56 1/8 × 64 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Frank Smothers
Reference Number: 1961.634

The Art Institute of Chicago. “Clothed to Rule the Universe: Ming and Qing Dynasty Textiles at The Art Institute of Chicago.” Museum Studies, vol. 26, no. 2. Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 2000. Cat. no. 58, Plate XXXII, pp. 48-9, 72.

The 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, September 13, 2000–January 2, 2001

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