Upper robe for a man of green twill-weave silk, embroidered with fruiting branches and floral sprays in coloured silks and gold threads.Man's robe, green silk embroidered with silk and gold threads, from Shache (Yarkand), China, ca. 1873Upper Coat for a man
Embroidery on twill weave silk.
Yarkand; 19th century.
2157(I.S.)
Collected by Sir Douglas Forsyth, and given by him in 1875.
Originally styled as a Manchu lady's robe, this garment was re-tailored to become and upper coat for a man. The side-fastening overlap across the front was removed and various alterations were made, such as the lengthening of the sleeves. The added lengths were embroidered in a similar style, with fruiting branches and floral sprays, but in the chain-stitch and not the satin-stitch embroidery of China. []