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Imperial Robe

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Imperial Robe by artist unknown, is an orange robe with short sleeves. The robe is orange with blue, red, and gold designs throughout. A large gold dragon design is on the front. The sleeves are black with thin gold stripes. A decorative panel with a gold border is on the front from the neck to the waist on the left. The bottom of the robe has a rainbow-colored striped pattern. The background of the image is white.

Artwork details

Date:
mid-19th century
Medium:
Silk
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
600 × 392 px
Museum record:
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