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This dazzling garment would have been worn by Daoist priests during ceremonies. The back of the robe, which is displayed here, depicts five dragons hovering above a primordial landscape of stylized mountains rising from a frothy sea.
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明/清 緙絲絳衣
Title: Daoist Robe
Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Date: 17th century
Culture: China
Medium: Silk and metallic thread tapestry weave (kesi)
Dimensions: Overall: 54 3/4 x 65 3/4 in. (139.1 x 167 cm)
Classification: Costumes
Credit Line: Gift of Florance Waterbury, 1943
Object Number: 43.144
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