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Vestment (For a First-degree Taoist Priest)

Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 1775/1850
Silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; embroidered with silk, cotton, gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped cotton, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped cotton, and gold-leaf-over-lacquered paper in satin stitches; laid work and couching; edged with silk, warp-float faced 7:1 satin weave; lined with silk, 4:1 satin damask weave
141.2 × 198.4 cm (55.6 × 78.1 in)

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