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The object records of the archive, covering Chinese textiles, embroidery and court dress. Objects are named only by what can be determined from the object itself; date, dimensions, provenance and technique are left blank and marked “To be added” unless measured or established. The records are under continuing revision, and corrections are welcome.
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Jifu Robe with Dragons and Clouds on a Yellow Ground
清代黄地云龙纹吉服袍
Qing dynasty · Jifu robe (festive court dress) · Embroidery

Jifu Robe with Dragons and Clouds on a Blue Ground
清代蓝地云龙纹吉服袍
Qing dynasty · Jifu robe (festive court dress) · Embroidery with couched gold thread

Jifu Robe with Dragons and Clouds on a Red Ground
清代红地云龙纹吉服袍
Qing dynasty · Jifu robe (festive court dress)

Jifu Robe with Dragons and Clouds on a Dark Blue Ground
清代石青地云龙纹吉服袍
Qing dynasty · Jifu robe (festive court dress)

Chaofu Robe with Dragons and Clouds on a Yellow Ground
清代黄地云龙纹朝袍
Qing dynasty · Chaofu robe (formal court dress)

Chaofu Robe with Dragons and Clouds on a Dark Blue Ground
清代石青地云龙纹朝袍
Qing dynasty · Chaofu robe (formal court dress)

Longgua with Dragon Roundels on a Dark Blue Ground
清代石青地团龙纹龙褂
Qing dynasty · Longgua (dragon surcoat)

Woman’s Jifu Surcoat with Floral Roundels on a Red Ground
清代红地团花纹女吉服褂
Qing dynasty · Jifu surcoat · Embroidery

Woman’s Chaogua (Sleeveless Court Surcoat)
清代石青地云龙纹朝褂
Qing dynasty · Chaogua (sleeveless court surcoat)

Woman’s Chaofu Robe
清代女朝袍
Qing dynasty · Chaofu robe (formal court dress)

Changyi with Butterflies on a Blue Ground
清代蓝地蝶纹氅衣
Qing dynasty · Changyi (informal woman’s robe) · Embroidery

Changyi with Flowers on a Red Ground
清代红地花卉纹氅衣
Qing dynasty · Changyi (informal woman’s robe) · Embroidery

Xiapei with Cloud-Collar Construction
清代云肩式霞帔
Qing dynasty · Xiapei (ceremonial stole) · Embroidery

Piling (Shoulder Collar) with Dragons and Clouds
清代石青地云龙纹披领
Qing dynasty · Piling (shoulder collar)

Chaoguan (Court Hat)
清代朝冠
Qing dynasty · Court hat

Civil Rank Badge (Buzi)
清代文官补子
Qing dynasty · Rank badge (buzi) · Embroidery

Military Rank Badge (Buzi)
清代武官补子
Qing dynasty · Rank badge (buzi) · Embroidery

Fabric-Faced Armour
清代布面甲
Qing dynasty · Armour · Tailoring with riveted plates

Weaving Bureau Selvedge Inscriptions
清代织造款识
Qing dynasty · Woven selvedge inscription

Wave-and-Mountain Border at the Hem (detail)
清代海水江崖纹下摆(局部)
Qing dynasty · Textile detail · Embroidery

Gold-Brocaded Scrolling Lotus (detail)
缠枝莲织金纹样(局部)
Textile detail · Gold-brocaded weave
Records without plates6
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- Tang dynastyTextile fragment · Weft-faced compound twill (samite)
Samite with Paired Birds in Pearl Roundels
唐代对鸟连珠纹锦
- Yuan dynastyTextile fragment · Gold-brocaded weave (nasij type)
Gold-Brocaded Textile with Geometric Pattern
元代几何纹织金锦
- Ming dynastyUncut robe length · Zhuanghua (discontinuous supplementary-weft brocading)
Zhuanghua Satin Robe Length with Dragon Motifs
明代龙纹妆花缎袍料
- Ming dynastyTextile length · Gold-brocaded weave
Gold-Brocaded Silk with Scrolling Lotus
明代缠枝莲织金面料
- Qing dynastyMang robe (court robe with four-clawed dragons) · Kesi (cut-silk tapestry weave)
Kesi Mang Robe with Dragon and Cloud Design
清代缂丝云龙纹蟒袍
- Qing dynastyFigured silk · Polychrome figured weaving
Blue-Satin-Ground Brocade with Peony and Grapevine
清代青缎地牡丹葡萄纹织锦