Woman's Ao (Short Robe)

Textiles

Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1800/50

Han-Chinese
China

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Culture: Han-Chinese
Title: Woman's Ao (Short Robe)
Origin: China
Date: Made 1800–1850
Medium: Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in knot, single satin, and satin stitches; laid work and couching; sleeve bands: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton in herringbone, knot, single satin, satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching; ribbons: silk and gold- and silver-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave self-patterned by main warp floats; trimmed with silk, warp-float faced 4:1 satin weave; lined with silk, plain weave
Dimensions: 107.3 × 138.2 cm (42 1/4 × 54 3/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Guy H. Mitchell
Reference Number: 1946.377

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. 75-6, 91, no. 65.

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
The Art Institute of Chicago, Department of Asian Art, Gallery 108, December 7, 2005- March 29, 2006

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