Period:Unknown Production date:1894 (circa)
Materials:silk, cotton, metal, gold (?), gut (?), paper (?),
Technique:satin, appliqué, embroidered, plain weave,
Subjects:buddhism
Dimensions:Length: 66 centimetres Width: 64 centimetres
Description:
A dance-cape (‘cloud collar’?) worn by a lama. Square in shape, with round neckline and slit. Ground made from apricot-coloured satin silk cloth with appliquéd motifs and silk thread embroidery. Twenty pear-drop shaped pieces around neckline; a large Chinese character, ‘X’ (worked in gold leaf (?) on animal gut (?) or paper (?), framed by two confronted bats in each corner; scallop-shaped cloud forms at edges. Much of the appliqué outlined in black satin silk cloth; embroidery worked with silk threads and gold-coloured metal-wrapped threads. Lined with natural cream tabby cotton cloth, dirty.
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![图片[1]-dance-cape; collar(?); religious/ritual equipment BM-As1894-0310.31-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/43/mid_00438793_001.jpg)
![图片[2]-dance-cape; collar(?); religious/ritual equipment BM-As1894-0310.31-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/43/mid_00438795_001.jpg)
![图片[3]-dance-cape; collar(?); religious/ritual equipment BM-As1894-0310.31-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/43/mid_00438796_001.jpg)
![图片[4]-dance-cape; collar(?); religious/ritual equipment BM-As1894-0310.31-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/43/mid_00438799_001.jpg)
![图片[5]-dance-cape; collar(?); religious/ritual equipment BM-As1894-0310.31-China Archive](https://chinaarchive.net/Unknown/43/mid_00438800_001.jpg)
Comments:British and Medieval Dept. Register, v.7; Ethno. Temporary Register,1861-1921.No Ethno. registration Slip. From B&M Register “Used only by lama dancers”. See: http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/
Materials:silk, cotton, metal, gold (?), gut (?), paper (?),
Technique:satin, appliqué, embroidered, plain weave,
Subjects:buddhism
Dimensions:Length: 66 centimetres Width: 64 centimetres
Description:
A dance-cape (‘cloud collar’?) worn by a lama. Square in shape, with round neckline and slit. Ground made from apricot-coloured satin silk cloth with appliquéd motifs and silk thread embroidery. Twenty pear-drop shaped pieces around neckline; a large Chinese character, ‘X’ (worked in gold leaf (?) on animal gut (?) or paper (?), framed by two confronted bats in each corner; scallop-shaped cloud forms at edges. Much of the appliqué outlined in black satin silk cloth; embroidery worked with silk threads and gold-coloured metal-wrapped threads. Lined with natural cream tabby cotton cloth, dirty.
IMG
Comments:British and Medieval Dept. Register, v.7; Ethno. Temporary Register,1861-1921.No Ethno. registration Slip. From B&M Register “Used only by lama dancers”. See: http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/
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