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This warmly padded ceremonial robe with roundels would have been worn by a Manchu woman for celebrations of the winter months, but the embroidered flowers in decorative containers are from all the seasons, including a lotus for summer, a chrysanthemum for autumn, nandina berries for winter, and plum blossoms for spring, as well as the full-blown peony with an orchid in the center vase.
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Title: Woman's Ceremonial Robe
Period: Qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Date: 18th or early 19th century
Culture: China
Medium: Silk
Dimensions: 59 x 78 in. (149.86 x 198.12 cm)
Classification: Costumes-Embroidered
Credit Line: Gift of Mary C. Beste, 1960
Object Number: 60.3.1
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