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Object Number 991-12-60/15111
Display Title Embroidered Green Silk Robe, Kossu, with Famille Rose Pattern Overall
Descriptions
Indigenous Term Yes (Chinese name)
Object Description Embroidered green silk robe, Kossu, with Famille Rose embroidered pattern overall. Pink/red silk brocade lining. Wide sleeves which have been shortened. Black silk cuffs and round collar which extends to bottom with embroidered butterflies and plants in blues and greens. Opening is to the side. Listed in 1940 Yamanaka inventory and valued at $200.00. <transliteration> (Chinese name). 150 cm. (w) (open sleeves) x 144 cm. (l).
Inventory Description Robe, floral pattern, silk embroidered cuffs, collar, trim, metal buttons
Classification
  • Robe
Department Ethnographic
Date 1867-1935
Culture
  • Quing Dynasty
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Asia / China
Dimensions Overall: 139.3 x 148.2 cm (54 13/16 x 58 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 991-12-60/15111; 707
Provenance
Collector Sarah Pike Conger (1898 - 1905)
Donor Sarah Conger Buchan Jewell

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