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Man's semi-formal court robe (jifu)

1700–50
Object PlaceChina
Medium/TechniqueSilk satin-weave ground with silk, gilt paper strip and metallic gold-wrapped thread discontinuous supplementary patterning wefts tied down with supplementary warps in twill-weave
Dimensions137.2 x 200 cm (54 x 78 3/4 in.)
Credit LineJulia Bradford Huntington James Fund
Accession number02.53
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsCostumes
Provenance1902, Yamanaka and Co., Boston; sold by Yamanaka to the MFA for $2650 [see note 1]. (Accession Date: April 17, 1902)

NOTES:
[1] MFA accession nos. 02.48 - 02.68 were purchased together for this amount.