Thanks to Molly Waugh, Tourism & Marketing Coordinator for the Art Gallery of New South Wales who has sent links & wonderful shots of the installation of the Silk Ikats of Central Asia exhibition currently taking place in Sydney. Unfortunately I'll miss it, but because of the similarity between the garments in these 2 exhibitions I was drawn to revisit the Dressed to Rule- Imperial Robes of China at the National Gallery of Victoria.I apologise for the blurry photos but please look beyond that at the shape of these garments. The photo above shows the uncut semi-formal court robe of the late 19th Century. No darts, simple seams & openings but exquisite symbolic embroidery & patterning on silk gauze. We are lucky to be able to see the garment in this construction phase.
The simple shape of a completed robe.
I was drawn to the double gourd purses because of their wonderful shapes & decorative tassels.
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