Theatrical robe with eight trigrams
Not on view
This robe features symbols used in Daoist divination, including a black and white roundel (taiji) on the front and back, and eight sets of black trigrams (bagua). A theatrical garment like this was generally worn to play a strategist with magic power. It was used, for example, by an actor playing Zhuge Liang (181–234) from the play Yangping Pass.
On view during Rotation 1 of exhibition from June 25, 2016 through January 13, 2017.
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