id:			151451
accession number:	1983.32
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1983.32
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:51.929000

Semi-formal Court Robe (Jifu), late 1700s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Jiaqing period (1796-1820). Silk: satin weave; silk and metal thread: embroidery; width across shoulders: 226.1 cm (89 in.); length back of neck to hem: 154.9 cm (61 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1983.32

title:				Semi-formal Court Robe (Jifu)
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creation date:			late 1700s
creation date earliest:		1775
creation date latest:		1799
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creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Jiaqing period (1796-1820)
technique:	Silk: satin weave; silk and metal thread: embroidery
department:	Textiles
collection:	Textiles
type:		Garment
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measurements: width across shoulders: 226.1 cm (89 in.); length back of neck to hem: 154.9 cm (61 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Images of the Mind
	opening date:   1987-07-07T04:00:00
	<i>Images of the Mind</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 7-August 30, 1987).

	title:		Powerful Form and Potent Symbol: The Dragon in Asia
	opening date:   1990-07-24T04:00:00
	<i>Powerful Form and Potent Symbol: The Dragon in Asia</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 24-November 25, 1990).

	title:		The Splendor of Chinese Silk – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c
	opening date:   2018-02-05T05:00:00
	<i>The Splendor of Chinese Silk – Chinese Gallery Rotation 240a, 241c</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 5-August 12, 2018).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Donald J. Wineman, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
	date: ?–1983
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 1983–
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Vollmer, John. In the Presence of the Dragon Throne: Chʻing Dynasty Costume (1644-1911) in the Royal Ontario Museum. Toronto: Royal Ontario Museum, 1977.
	page number: 	p.46, 54
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	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Images of the Mind.</em> Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1987.
	page number: 	Reproduced: [p. 4]
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	Wilson, J. Keith. "Powerful Form and Potent Symbol: The Dragon in Asia." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 77, no. 8 (1990): 286-323.
	page number: 	fig. 24, p. 306, cat. no. 34, p. 321
	url:		www.jstor.org/stable/25161297

	Vollmer, John, Thierry Prat, and Richard Sheppard. Silks for Thrones and Altars: Chinese Costumes and Textiles : from the Liao Through the Qing Dynasty. Paris: Myrna Myers, 2003.
	page number: 	no. 25
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	Hall, Chris. Power Dressing: Textiles for Rulers and Priests from the Chris Hall Collection. Singapore: Asian Civilisations Museum, 2006.
	page number: 	no. 22, p. 142-145
	url:		

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