China Silk Museum

Robe with Ribboned Waist Decoration, Twill Damask

2018-01-06

L126cm, W218cm

The robe has an overlapping collar with right over left, narrow sleeves. 18 silk ribbons with a width of 0.7cm have been stitched horizontally around the waist to form a broad band some 18.5cm in width. Although of the same material as the top of the robe, the robe’s skirt is, in fact, composed of two separate pieces of fabric. At the top of both panels, and therefore just below the ribboned waist, the material has been folded over and stitched into tight, tiny pleats, numbering altogether 153.
The exterior layer of the robe is a twill damask, 1/2S twill on 2/1Z twill, with motifs of flying birds and small flowers, which is repeated in 7cm units in both warp and weft directions.

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