Dress, court / shoulder piece, tunic

Description

One of two shoulder pieces of gold brocade, woven with an all-over pattern in blue silk, ornamented at top and bottom with overlapping brass plaques of dragon design, four tapes and three brass buckles, part of the ceremonial armour of Zhang Chaofa, admiral and governor of the Zhoushan islands: China, 1830-1840

Museum reference

A.1956.522.15

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Dress, court / shoulder piece, tunic

Production information

China, East Asia

Date

1830 - 1840

Materials

Brocade, Silk

Physical description

Gold brocade woven with blue silk; pale blue silk lining; brass plaques, studs and buckles

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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