A wide silk robe hung with its sleeves straight out. The coat’s body is teal and orange underneath with a white and hot pink collar. The long sleeves have thick stripes in white, teal, hot pink, pale pink, purple, and hot pink again.
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A silk robe hung with its sleeves straight out on a white faded background. The coat is wide, long and hangs straight down. The outstretched sleeves are also wide and very long. The coat body is teal and a longer orange piece underneath. The entire piece is embellished with faded golden flowers. The collar white and hot pink collar hangs down in two thick ribbons. The sleeves have thick stripes in white, teal, hot pink, pale pink, purple, and hot pink again. The white stripes are much thicker than the others.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1996.310
Title
Bridal Coat with Phoenix and Floral Decor
Classification
Textile Arts
Work Type
costume
Date
late 19th-early 20th century
Places
Creation Place: East Asia, Korea
Period
Chosŏn dynasty, 1392-1910
Culture
Korean
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/201791

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Patterned silk gauze with designs stenciled in gold
Dimensions
H. 124.5 x W. 198 cm (49 x 77 15/16 in.)

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Ralph C. Marcove, M.D.
Accession Year
1996
Object Number
1996.310
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Exhibition History

  • East Asia in the Nineteenth Century, Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 03/05/1994 - 08/21/1994
  • A Decade of Collecting: Asian Acquisitions 1990-1999, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 03/11/2000 - 11/05/2000
  • 32Q: 2600 East Asian, Japanese, Chinese and Korean, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, 06/09/2016 - 12/01/2016

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