Manchu; China.Man's Jifu (Semiformal Court Robe); 1750-1775.Silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk; slit tapestry weave with interlaced outlining wefts; painted details; cuffs trimmed with gilt-metal-strip-wrapped linen couched with silk; sleeves; neck trim; and cuff edging: silk; warp-float faced 7: 1 satin weave; neck edging; cuff trim; and closures: silk and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk; warp-float faced 7: 1 satin weave with plain interlacings of secondary binding warps and supplementary patterning wefts; trimmed with braid of gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk; 1: 1 oblique interlacing with triple elements; lined with silk; 4: 1 satin damask weave; cuffs lined with silk; warp-float faced 7: 1 satin weave; metal buttons; 149 x 211 cm.Inv. No. 1912.1805;Chicago; Art Institute.