Velvet Fabric for a Woman's Ao or Magua (Short Coat), Shoes, and Accessories
Manchu
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), about 1890
Medium
Silk, warp-float faced 3:1 'Z' twill weave with supplementary pile warps forming cut and uncut solid velvet
Dimensions
448.9 × 67.2 cm (176 3/4 × 26 1/2 in.)
Classification
weaving - velvet
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
150168
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...