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Emperor's twelve-symbol festival robe

Emperor's twelve-symbol festival robe. Culture: China. Dimensions: Overall: 56 5/8 x 63 1/2 in. (143.8 x 161.3 cm). Official costumes in imperial China were highly regulated, and the decorative motifs of court outfits were specific to rank. Among the emblems used on the emperor's ceremonial robes were the twelve imperial symbols, as seen on this example: the sun, the moon, constellations, mountains, a pair of dragons, birds, ritual cups, water weeds, millet, fire, an ax, and the symmetrical fu symbol. These symbols, said to have been used since ancient times, represent the emperor's righteous rule over the universe. The festival robe, also known as a dragon robe, was used for various ceremonies, such as festival banquets and military inspections.
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Title: Emperor's twelve-symbol festival robe
Caption: Emperor's twelve-symbol festival robe. Culture: China. Dimensions: Overall: 56 5/8 x 63 1/2 in. (143.8 x 161.3 cm). Official costumes in imperial China were highly regulated, and the decorative motifs of court outfits were specific to rank. Among the emblems used on the emperor's ceremonial robes were the twelve imperial symbols, as seen on this example: the sun, the moon, constellations, mountains, a pair of dragons, birds, ritual cups, water weeds, millet, fire, an ax, and the symmetrical fu symbol. These symbols, said to have been used since ancient times, represent the emperor's righteous rule over the universe. The festival robe, also known as a dragon robe, was used for various ceremonies, such as festival banquets and military inspections.
Technique/material: Silk and gold and silver thread embroidery on silk twill
Period: Qing dynasty (1644-1911)), Qianlong period (1736-95)
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit: Album
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Image size: 3981 × 3545 px | 40.4 MB
Print size: 33.7 × 30.0 cm | 1567.3 × 1395.7 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: ANTONIO RATTI TEXTILE CENTER • ARTS AND CRAFTS: NEEDLEWORK • ASIA • ASIAN ART • CHINA • COSTUME • COSTUMES-EMBROIDERED • EMBROIDERY • GOLD • HOUSEHOLD: NEEDLEWORK • KNITTING • METAL • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • NEEDLEWORK • QING DYNASTY (1644-1911)), QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-95) • ROBES • SEW • SEWING • SILK AND GOLD AND SILVER THREAD EMBROIDERY ON SILK TWILL • SILK • SILVER • TEXTILES: SILK • TWILL • WEAVE • WEAVING