Woman's Robe
Unknown Artist
907–1125
Medium
Silk and gold thread: embroidery on silk gauze ground; silk lining, silk batting
Dimensions
130 × 177 cm
Classification
Garment
Department
Textiles
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Accession Number
1995.20
About this artwork
The robe is embroidered on the back with clouds and paired phoenixes (associated with female members of the imperial family). Single phoenixes and clouds occur at the shoulders. On the front, fragments of another large pair of phoenixes remain. The birds and clouds are set against a scrolling vine pattern embroidered with gold thread, of which only the gold leaf remains. The design was drawn and then embroidered with silk and gold threads on lengths of fabric (gauze backed with silk) before they...