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Vestment for 1st degree Daoist priest (hongi)
Chinese
Qing dynasty
late 19th century
Object Place: China
Medium/Technique
Silk damask with couched gold-wrapped threads
Dimensions
Height x width: 55 x 84 in. (139.7 x 213.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Hester Moore
Accession Number53.2079
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAsia, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionDaoist vestment (hongi) with design of dragon roundels and auspicious symbols couched in gold-wrapped thread on a light blue silk damask gound
ProvenanceGift of Miss Hester Moore to the MFA on September 10, 1953