Man's formal robe with clouds and dragons
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Title
Man's formal robe with clouds and dragons
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Associated place
China (place of creation) -
Date
19th century (1801 - 1900) -
Material and technique
blue silk, embroidered with coloured silk and gold-wrapped thread; metal buttons
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Object type
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Dimensions
neck to hem 137 cm (length)
cuff to cuff 176 cm approx. (width) -
No. of items
1
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Credit line
Presented by Mr and Mrs Powell, 1975.
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Museum location
Second floor | Gallery 38 | China from AD 800 -
Museum department
Eastern Art
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Accession no.
EA1975.29
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Further reading
Vainker, Shelagh, Chinese Silk. A Cultural History (London: The British Museum Press, 2004), pp 176, 178, figs 115-116 on pp 178-179
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