Dragon Robe Item Number: Edz1535 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Blue robe with rounded neck, slender sleeves, hoofed cuffs and side opening with gold frog closures. There are side slits in the sides, back and front. On the front and back are five-toed dragons, bird, bat, flame, castanet, fan, sword, wheel of law, endless knot and vase motifs and the ji (luck) symbol in gold, red, pink, yellow, blue and green, on blue ground. The collar and border bands have dragon and bat motifs in white, pink, green, orange on black ground. The sleeves are striped in multicoloured with a dragon motif on the cuffs. The inside is lined with light blue silk.
Item History
- Made in Sichuan, China before 1945
- Collected between 1922 and 1952
- Owned by Katharine Willmott
- Owned by Richard Willmott before September 18, 1986
- Received from Richard Willmott (Donor) on September 18, 1986
What
- Name
- Dragon Robe
- Identification Number
- Edz1535
- Type of Item
- robe
- Material
- silk fibre, dye and metal
- Overall
- height 139.0 cm, width 211.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Katharine Willmott and Richard Willmott
- Received from
- Richard Willmott (Donor)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- Sichuan, China
When
- Creation Date
- before 1945
- Collection Date
- between 1922 and 1952
- Ownership Date
- before September 18, 1986
- Acquisition Date
- on September 18, 1986
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 1145/0020