Man's formal robe with clouds and dragons

Details

• Title

  Man's formal robe with clouds and dragons

• Associated place

  Asia › China (place of creation)

• Date

  19th century (1801 - 1900)

• Material and technique

  blue silk, embroidered with coloured silk and gold-wrapped thread; metal buttons

• Material index

  organic › animal › animal product › silk;

  processed material › metal › gold

• Technique index

  woven;

  needleworked › embroidered

• Object type

  clothing › garment › robe

• Dimensions

  neck to hem 137 cm (length)
  cuff to cuff 176 cm approx. (width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Mr and Mrs Powell, 1975.

• Museum location

  Second floor | Gallery 38 | China from AD 800

• Museum department

  Eastern Art

• Accession no.

  EA1975.29

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