About This Artwork
Emperor's Jifu (Semiformal Court Robe) with the Twelve Symbols of Imperial AuthorityQing dynasty (1644–1911), late 18th/early 19th century
Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining wefts; embroidered with silk in satin and stem stitches; painted details; sleeves: bands of silk, plain weave and of silk and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, plain weave; edging and closures: silk, cotton, and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; lined with silk, satin damask weave; sleeves lined with cotton, plain weave; metal buttons
156.2 x 200.7 cm (61 1/2 x 79 in.)
Shoulder to hem: 53.2-54.5 cm (21-21 1/2 in.)
Sleeve length: 69.6 cm (27 3/8 in.)
Fuki height: 24.6 cm (9 3/4 in.)
Width at hem: 130.2 cm (51 1/4 in.)
Width of sleeve panel: 65.6 cm (25 3/4 in.)
Width of hem center front panel hem overlap: 7.2-9 cm (92 7/8-3 1/2 in.)
Width of collar band: 2.6 cm (1 in.)
Gift of the Orientals, 1935.368
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. "Clothed to Rule the Universe: Ming and Qing Dynasty Textiles at The Art Institute of Chicago." Museum Studies, vol. 26, no. 2 (Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago, 2000), pp. 33-5, 60, 91. cat. no. 25, pl. XIV.