Skirt Item Number: N1.78 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Red damask skirt with pleats and embroidery. Across the top is a wide cotton waistband with with three rows of frog closures. The red damask is woven containing bat, Buddhist and Taoism motifs. On the edges of the skirt are black borders with lotus and peony motifs and the eight Buddhist objects in blue, white and gold. On the front and back are polychrome panels of figures in a garden in pink, red, gold, yellow, blue and green. The inside is unlined.
Narrative
Would have been worn by a women of high rank or the wife of an official. It was worn with a robe.
Item History
- Made in China
- Owned by Jean Stewart before June 1964
- Received from Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Jean Stewart (Seller) during June 1964
What
- Name
- Skirt
- Identification Number
- N1.78
- Type of Item
- skirt
- Material
- metal, cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
- Manufacturing Technique
- dyed, woven, appliqued and embroidered
- Overall
- height 97.0 cm, width 114.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Jean Stewart
- Received from
- Leon & Thea Koerner Foundation (Funding source) and Jean Stewart (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
When
- Ownership Date
- before June 1964
- Acquisition Date
- during June 1964
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0095/0006