COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1996.2.1
AMICA Library Year:
1998
Object Type:
Textiles
Creator Name:
Unknown
Creator Nationality:
Asian; Central Asian
Creator Name-CRT:
Central Asia, Sogdiana, 8th century
Title:
Prince's Coat (with lining)
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
8th Century
Creation Start Date:
700
Creation End Date:
799
Materials and Techniques:
weft-faced compound twill, silk; lining: twill damask, silk
Dimensions:
Overall: 48cm x 82.5cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1996.2.1
Credit Line:
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Context:
Child's Coat (with lining)Outer fabric: weft-faced compound twill; silk Central Asia, SogdianaLining: damask; silkChina, 700s, Tang Dynasty (ad 618-907)The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1996.2a(Cat. no. 5)Child's Pants (withlining)Outer fabric: twill damask; silkLining: damask; silkChina, 700s, Tang Dynasty (ad 618-907)The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1996.2b(Cat. no. 5)This coat and pants are each part of a set of garments that originallyincluded an outer pair of pants and silk boots made from the same materialas the coat. The cut of the coat suggests that the set belonged to a littleboy. Such rich garments would have been worn by a member of the imperialfamily or the nobility.The fabrics comprising this outfit were woven in widely distant parts ofAsia. The silk of the coat, with ducks in pearl roundels, was woven inSogdiana. The white silk of the pants, ornamented with flowers and birds,is Chinese. Both garments are lined with a Chinese silkwoven with a radialfloral pattern that was common during the 8th century.The coat and pants were made at a time when Tibetan power extended to partsof China, eastern Central Asia, and the trade routes to Sogdiana.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1996.2.1.tif
