Official Robe
| Object Number: | 48-28-2 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: | Collections Storage |
| Culture: | Chinese |
| Provenience: | China |
| Period: | Qing Dynasty |
| Date Made: | Early 20th Century |
| Early Date: | 1900 |
| Late Date: | 1925 |
| Section: | Asian |
| Materials: | Silk |
| Length: | 210 cm |
| Width: | 131 cm |
| Credit Line: | Gift of Mason W. Zimmerman, 1948 |
| Other Number: | 4-1969-41 - Philadelphia Museum of Art Number |
Description
Man's robe. Split skirts for horseback riding. Manchu horsehoof cuffs. Plum-colored silk woven probably on machine loom with thin blue silk lining. Nine gold dragons (ninth on inner flap, symbolically present but unseen in use) with deep sea represented by Li-shiu stripes below and waves above. Wealth symbols in waves with mountains emerging from waves and a cloud background representing the sky. Symbols include cranes of longevity, long life shou characters, bats of happiness, etc.
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