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Vestment (For a First-degree Taoist Priest)

Han-Chinese

Art Institute of Chicago

Artwork details

Date:
Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1775/1850
Medium:
Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk, cotton, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton, and gold-leaf-over-lacquered paper in satin stitches; laid work and couching; edged with silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; lined with silk, 4:1 satin damask weave
Culture:
China
Dimensions:
1022 × 734 px
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