2005.5.424 - Blue Silk Tapestry Weave Twelve Symbol Robe for an Emperor
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Object Typerobe
Artistunknown
Date Made1862?-1875?
Item Details
Object Typerobe
Artistunknown
Date Made1862?-1875?
Accession Number
2005.5.424
Title
Blue Silk Tapestry Weave Twelve Symbol Robe for an Emperor
Alternate Title
Jifu, or semi-formal court robe, with twelve symbols, for the emperor
Category
clothing
Object Type
robe
Artist
unknown
Date Made
1862?-1875?
Place Made
China
Culture
Chinese
Period
Qing 19th century
Materials
blue silk tapestry weave
Materials Glossary
Tapestry Weave
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Measurements
overall: 134.9 cm x 164.5 cm; neck to hem: 134.9 cm; cuff to cuff: x 164.5 cm
Credit Line
Gift of Sandy and Cécile Mactaggart
Citation
Page Citation for 2005.5.424 - Blue Silk Tapestry Weave Twelve Symbol Robe for an Emperor
Page Citation
"2005.5.424 - Blue Silk Tapestry Weave Twelve Symbol Robe for an Emperor, Mactaggart Art Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/21-19646. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
Publications
Author
Vollmer, John and Jacqueline Simcox
Title
Emblems of Empire: Selections from the Mactaggart Art Collection
Publication Date
2009
Pages
323
