Man's Jifu (Semiformal Court Robe)

1. Unknown dealer, Beijing; sold to Lucy Monore Calhoun (1865-1950; born Lucy Monroe; also Mrs. William J. Calhoun), Beijing and Chicago, 1912 [purchased in Beijing (then known as Peking) for the Antiquarian Society; Pearlstein 2000, 86]; given through the Antiquarian Society to the Art Institute of Chicago, 1912.

Recorded by Art Institute of Chicago.

• Art Institute of Chicago, Chinese Costumes and Accessories, Oct. 20, 1945–June 30, 1946.
• Art Institute of Chicago, Elizabeth F. Cheney and Agnes Allerton Textile Galleries, Clothed to Rule the Universe: Ming and Qing Dynasty Textiles at The Art Institute of Chicago, Sept. 13, 2000–Jan. 2, 2001, cat. 30.
• Art Institute of Chicago, Department of Asian Art, Gallery 108, Nov.19, 2004-Mar. 24, 2005.

• John E. Vollmer, et al., "Clothed to Rule the Universe: Ming and Qing Dynasty Textiles at The Art Institute of Chicago," published in conjunction with the exhibition, Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 26, no. 2 (2000): 12, 62, 86, cat. 30 (ill.).
• Elinor Pearlstein, "Color, Life, and Moment: Early Chicago Collectors of Chinese Textiles," in "Clothed to Rule the Universe: Ming and Qing Dynasty Textiles at The Art Institute of Chicago," published in conjunction with the exhibition, Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies 26, no. 2 (2000).

Woman's Changfu (Informal Court Robe)

Art Institute of Chicago

Emperor's Jifu (Semiformal Court Robe)

Art Institute of Chicago

Cushion Cover

Art Institute of Chicago

Man's Jifu (Semiformal Court Robe)

Art Institute of Chicago

Woman's Semiformal Shoe Tops (Uncut)

Art Institute of Chicago

Man's Jifu (Semiformal Court Robe)

Art Institute of Chicago

Thanka (Religious Picture)

Art Institute of Chicago

Buzi (Court Rank Badge)

Art Institute of Chicago

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