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Man's Dragon Robe

Date1900 - 1920

Place of ManufactureAsia

MediumMaterial: silk gauze, blue; silk cord; metal;

DimensionsOverall (coat: 96): 250 x 132 cm

ClassificationsDECORATIVE ART

Credit LineGift of Helen Jahnke, Courtesy of the Council for Canadian American Relations

Object number2010.021.017

DescriptionA blue silk gauze dragon robe brocaded in yellow silk floss, with matching facings (front and yoke) and cuffs in black gauze brocaded in yellow. Decoration depicts dragons in a cosmic landscape. The sleeve extensions are black with woven gold silk stripes. The robe closes in the front with five spherical buttons (four metal and one fabric) that fasten with a corded silk loop.
Colour: blue, gold, black, yellow

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