Woman's Gua (Formal Domestic Surcoat)

Provenance

Mrs. Frank Smothers, Chicago, by July 28, 1961 [incoming receipt RX3604, July 28, 1961; copy in curatorial object file]; given to the Art Institute of Chicago.

Woman's Gua (Formal Domestic Surcoat)

Manchu

Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1890-1910

Accession Number

86928

Medium

Silk, slit tapestry weave; painted details; silk knot closure; body lined with fur; sleeves lined with silk, plain weave; metal buttons

Dimensions

142.5 × 162.7 cm (56 1/8 × 64 in.)

Classification

textile

Museum

The Art Institute of Chicago

Chicago, United States

Credit Line

Gift of Mrs. Frank Smothers