Vestment for a First-degree Taoist Priest, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1825/75
Silk, satin weaves; embroidered with silk, silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper strips and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, laid work and couching; ties: silk, satin weave; lined with silk, twill damask
135.2 x 189.3 cm (53 1/4 x 74 1/2 in.)
Samuel M. Nickerson Fund, 1947.514
Textiles
Not on Display
Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories
Exhibition History
The Art Institute of Chicago, Department of Asian Art, Regenstein Gallery, "Taoism and the Arts of China," November 4, 2000–January 8, 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. Cat. no. 44, p. 67. Front cover.