Dragon Robe Item Number: N1.887 from the MOA: University of British Columbia
Description
Blue robe with rounded neck, slender sleeves, hoofed cuffs and side opening with frog closures. There are side slits in the sides, back and front. On the front and back are five-toed dragons and bat motifs and various Buddhist and Taoist symbols in white, red, yellow and green on blue ground. There is also a ‘walking dragon’ on the inside flap. The collar band has dragon, bat and cloud motifs in gold, red and blue on a black ground. The sleeves are gold and brown striped with dragon, bat, wave and cloud motifs on the cuffs. Some details are woven in ‘vicious violet’ Ko-ssu throughout the garment. The inside lining is light blue silk.
History Of Use
Informal court robe "lung p'ao"; worn by men.
Item History
- Made in China
- Collected during 1973
- Owned by Ron Nolan before April 17, 1973
- Received from Barrett Montford Endowment Fund (Funding source) and Ron Nolan (Seller) on April 17, 1973
What
- Name
- Dragon Robe
- Identification Number
- N1.887
- Type of Item
- robe
- Material
- silk fibre, fibre, gold metal and metal
- Manufacturing Technique
- dyed, woven, wrought and sewn
- Overall
- height 138.0 cm, width 198.0 cm
Who
- Culture
- Chinese
- Previous Owner
- Ron Nolan
- Received from
- Barrett Montford Endowment Fund (Funding source) and Ron Nolan (Seller)
Where
- Holding Institution
- MOA: University of British Columbia
- Made in
- China
When
- Collection Date
- during 1973
- Ownership Date
- before April 17, 1973
- Acquisition Date
- on April 17, 1973
Other
- Item Classes
- textiles
- Condition
- good
- Accession Number
- 0243/0001