Emperor's Jifu (Semiformal Court Robe)
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1790-1820
Medium
Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining wefts; embroidered with silk in satin and stem stitches; painted details; sleeves: bands of silk, plain weave and of silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave; edging and closures: silk, cotton, and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; lined with silk, satin damask weave; sleeves lined with cotton, plain weave; metal buttons
Dimensions
156.2 × 200.7 cm (61 1/2 × 79 in.) Shoulder to hem: 53.2-54.5 cm (21-21 1/2 in.) Sleeve length: 69.6 cm (27 3/8 in.) Fuki height: 24.6 cm (9 3/4 in.) Width at hem: 130.2 cm (51 1/4 in.) Width of sleeve panel: 65.6 cm (25 3/4 in.) Width of hem center front panel hem overlap: 7.2-9 cm (92 7/8-3 1/2 in.) Width of collar band: 2.6 cm (1 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
58048
About the Artist
Manchu
"Manchu" is a cultural and ethnic designation used in museum collection records to identify objects, textiles, costumes, and decorative arts associated with the Manchu people, a Tungusic group originating from the regions northeast of the Great Wall of China. The Manchus rose to political dominance in 1644 when they conquered the declining Ming dynasty and established the Qing dynasty, which ruled...