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Semi-formal court robe (jifu) in blue silk twill with design of water and mountain along the bottom, above which are five-clawed dragons, clouds and Buddhist auspicious symbols in pale yellow silk discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts
Provenance
Gift of M. M. Greer to the MFA on December 9, 1964
Credit Line
Gift of M.M. Greer
Chinese, Qing dynasty, 1900–15
Object Place
China
Dimensions
139.5 x 221.5 cm (54 15/16 x 87 3/16 in.)
Accession Number
64.2189
Medium or Technique
Silk twill weave ground with silk discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill weave