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Silk, slit tapestry weave; painted details; upper sleeves: silk, satin weave self-patterned by areas of twill weave; lower sleeves: silk, twill weave; impressed ribs
Dimensions
151.4 × 199.7 cm (59 5/8 × 78 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Antiquarian Society
Reference Number
1913.158
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John W. Keefe, et al., The Antiquarian Society of the Art Institute of Chicago: The First One Hundred Years, exh. cat. (Chicago: Art Institute of Chicago, 1977), 236, cat. 303 (detail ill.).
John E. Vollmer, et al., “Clothed to Rule the Universe: Ming and Qing Dynasty Textiles at The Art Institute of Chicago,” published in conjunction with the exhibition, Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 26, no. 2 (2000): 34-5, 61, cat. 28, plate XV (ill.).
Art Institute of Chicago, Ming Ch’ing, a.d. 1368-1644, a.d. 1644-1912, Aug. 7-Oct. 11 (not in catalogue).
Art Institute of Chicago, The Antiquarian Society of the Art Institute of Chicago: The First One Hundred Years, Apr. 23-June 19, 1977, cat. 303.
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, Sept. 13, 2000–Jan. 2, 2001, cat. 28.
Art Institute of Chicago, Gallery 142, The Silk Road and Beyond: Travel, Trade, and Transformation, Oct. 26, 2006–Dec. 19, 2007.
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