Lamaist Priest's Robe
date: label: Accession Date
content: 21 Jul 1952
label: Collection Date
content: 1918
name: label: Collector
content: Maj. Lee Hagood
label: Donor Name
content: Maj. Lee Hagood
notes: label: Notes
content: From card: "Dark blue silk robe, embellished with over all couching of braided silk and embroidery of metallic gilt thread in symbolic design. Rectangular, with armhole openings in side seams. Open at front with stole-like panels passed over neck and hanging down front with dark blue plain panels at either side. Dating probably from the K'ang Hsi [Kangxi] period, 1662-1722 A. D., of the Ch'ing [Qing] Dynasty, 1644-1912. See figs. 39, 40, in "Chinese Textiles", The Metropolitan Museum of Art, N.Y., 1934, for similar section of border design showing Ch'ilin [Ch'i-lin or Qilin], dragon-carp, and sacred pagoda motives. A rare and valuable specimen. Bought as a "Tao [Daoist] Priest Robe by donor in Shanghai in 1918 for $500.00."
label: Record Last Modified
content: 12 Dec 2014
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Shanghai, China, Asia
topic: label: Topic
content: Ethnology
culture: label: Culture
content: Chinese
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 195255
label: USNM Number
content: E392021-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Robe
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 114 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 201 cm