Woman's Informal Jacket with Antiquities in Medallions
Every roundel embroidered on this jacket is different, but each one has the "hundred antiques" as its theme. The vessels and objects in the roundels are supplemented not only by flowers and fruit but also, occasionally, by fantastic or symbolic animals—for example, the ox
symbolizing strength in the upper roundel, and the fantastic lion, which is accompanied by a bat representing good fortune, seen in the roundel at the lower right. At the bottom of the jacket, sketchily embroidered rocks, trees, and flowers form a scene of a Daoist (Taoist) paradise inhabited by cranes and deer.
symbolizing strength in the upper roundel, and the fantastic lion, which is accompanied by a bat representing good fortune, seen in the roundel at the lower right. At the bottom of the jacket, sketchily embroidered rocks, trees, and flowers form a scene of a Daoist (Taoist) paradise inhabited by cranes and deer.
Artwork Details
- Title: Woman's Informal Jacket with Antiquities in Medallions
- Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
- Date: 19th century
- Culture: China
- Medium: Embroidered gauze
- Dimensions: Overall: 43 1/4 x 60in. (109.9 x 152.4cm)
- Classification: Costumes-Embroidered
- Credit Line: Purchase, Gifts in memory of Theodore Y. Hobby, 1963
- Object Number: 63.9
- Curatorial Department: Asian Art
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