/internal/media/dispatcher/847896/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailWoman's semi-formal court robe (jifu)1880–90H: 146 cm (57 1/2 in.)Silk twill-weave ground with silk embroidery and gold-metallic thread couchingGift of Mr. John G. Hopkins61.1510Woman's semi-formal court robe (jifu) in orange silk twill ground embroidered with polychrome silk and gold-metallic thread in satin stitch and couching. Patterned with clouds, nine five-clawed dragons and the twelve imperial symbols. Neck and cuff edges with blue silk embroidered in silk and gold-metallic thread. Gold silk lining. Lacks bands of decoration on orange of sleeves. Sleeves cut wide in the style of the Dowager Empress Cixi's court.Costumes146.00000000002211701