Han-Chinese. Vestment (For a Second-degree Taoist Priest). 1801–1850. China. Silk, warp-float faced 3 1 'S' twill weave self-patterned by areas of plain weave; edge bands and center back silk, warp-float faced 7 1 satin weave; embroidered with silk, gold-leaf-over-lacquered paper, and gold-leaf-over-lacquered-paper-strip-wrapped silk in satin and knot stitches; laid work and couching; inner collar and closures silk, weft-float faced 1 7 satin weave; collar patches silk, warp-float faced 7 1 satin weave; lined with ramie, plain weave; lining fragments silk, warp-float faced 4 1 satin weave

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