Skip to main content

Dragon robe: T.84-1977

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Made of five panels, slit back and front. K'o-ssu with gold thread. Great variety of colours on a blue background.
Four large dragons, five-clawed, full face on upper robe; four smaller dragons in profile below, with ninth dragon under flap of robe. Brocaded bands round lapel and cuffs. Lucky symbols on background of swastika pattern except for plain ground of under panel. Waves below with broad strip of li-slui (straight water) beneath.

Legal notes

Given by Mrs. Soame Jenyns, in accordance with the wishes of her late husband, Soame Jenyns

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1977-03-08) by Jenyns, Soame, Mrs.

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1800 CE - Circa 1899 CE

School or Style

Chinese

Identification numbers

Accession number: T.84-1977
Primary reference Number: 190455
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Thursday 13 December 2012 Updated: Tuesday 17 October 2017 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Dragon robe" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/190455 Accessed: 2024-12-24 03:18:01

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/190455 |title=Dragon robe |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-24 03:18:01|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-190455

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...