About This Artwork
Empress' Jifu (Semiformal Court Robe)Qing dynasty (1644–1911), late 18th/early 19th century
Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit and dovetailed tapestry weave with interlaced outlining wefts; painted details; trimmed with cords of gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk couched with silk; sleeves: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave; edging and closures: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, warp-float faced 5:1 satin weave with weft-float faced 1:2 'Z' twill interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; lined with silk, 4:1 satin damask weave; cuffs lined with silk, 4:1 satin weave; metal buttons
146.3 x 195.2 cm (57 5/8 x 76 3/4 in.)
Gift of Mrs. Clayton W. Miller, 1946.459
Textiles
Not on Display
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
The Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, "Clothed to Rule the Universe: Ming and Qing Dynasty Textiles at The Art Institute of Chicago," September 13, 2000–January 2, 2001
Publication History
The Art Institute of Chicago. "The Silk Road and Beyond: Travel, Trade, and Transformation" Museum Studies, vol. 33, no. 1 (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 2007), pp. 58-59.