Armour / jacket

Description

Tunic of gold brocade, woven with an all-over pattern in blue silk and ornamented with brass studs and bordered with black velvet, in the centre back and front a medallion with a bat and clouds flanked by a pair of dragons, lined with pale blue silk, part of the ceremonial armour of Zhang Chaofa, admiral and governor of the Zhoushan islands: China, 1830-1840

Museum reference

A.1956.522.12

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Armour / jacket

Production information

China, East Asia

Date

1830 - 1840

Materials

Brocade, Silk, Brass, Velvet

Physical description

Gold brocade woven with blue silk, ornamented with brass studs, black velvet, coloured silks and gold thread, lined with pale blue silk; brass buttons

Associations

Zhang Chaofa, 1788 - 1840
Burrell, George, Lieutenant-General, 1777 - 1853
Simpson, James Young, Professor Sir, 1811 - 1870
Zhoushan, Zhejiang Province, China, East Asia

Exhibitions

• Exploring East Asia (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, Volume III, p. 340

On display

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