Woman's Ao (Short Robe)

Woman's Ao (Short Robe)

Han-Chinese

Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1870/90

Accession Number

47257

Medium

Silk, 7:1 satin damask weave; embroidered with silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in knot, satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching; sleeve bands: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped wild silk, and gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk in eyelet, feather, knot, satin, single satin, and stem stitches; laid work and couching; ribbons: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk, complementary warp 7:1 satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and self-patterning ground wefts; trim and closures: silk, warp-float faced 7:1 and 4:1 satin weaves; lined with silk, plain weave

Dimensions

109.5 × 145.1 cm (43 1/8 × 57 1/8 in.); Repeat: 10.8 × 9.2 cm (4 1/4 × 3 5/8 in.)

Classification

textile

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. John J. Abbott