2005.5.372 - Silk Tapestry Weave Robe for a First Rank Daoist Priest
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Object Typerobe
Artistunknown
Date Made1662-1735
Item Details
Object Typerobe
Artistunknown
Date Made1662-1735
Accession Number
2005.5.372
Title
Silk Tapestry Weave Robe for a First Rank Daoist Priest
Alternate Title
Jiangyi, or robe of descent for first-degree Daoist priest
Category
clothing
Object Type
robe
Artist
unknown
Date Made
1662-1735
Place Made
China
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing 17th-18th centuries
Materials
silk satin and metal-wrapped thread tapestry weave
Materials Glossary
Tapestry Weave
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Measurements
overall: 132 cm x 213 cm; neck to hem: 132 cm
Description
This robe is made of silk kesi with dragons on red and yellow ground.
Credit Line
Gift of Sandy and Cécile Mactaggart
Citation
Page Citation for 2005.5.372 - Silk Tapestry Weave Robe for a First Rank Daoist Priest
Page Citation
"2005.5.372 - Silk Tapestry Weave Robe for a First Rank Daoist Priest, Mactaggart Art Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/21-19594. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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Publications
Author
Vollmer, John and Jacqueline Simcox
Title
Emblems of Empire: Selections from the Mactaggart Art Collection
Publication Date
2009
Pages
323
