Robe

Robe

Woman's Summer Robe Pink silk gauze weave with woven motifs including buddhist knot bats flowers and longevity characters. Sleeves extend from the body of the garnet and narrow at the wrist front opening with side closures. Black gauze band with embroidered blue green orange white yelllow and purple butterflies pine branches and plum blossoms. are applied around the neck line across the front down the front side and around the sleeve hems. Another piece around the hem of the garmet is half unstitched. The black gauze band is trimmed with blue silk bias binding. Next to the gauze band is machine woven and with white blue green yellow and fuschia floral designs. Outlined with purplegreen and gold edging. Pink gauze standup collar has two bands of blue silk bias applied underneath the black gauze band. The bands are becomong unstitched down the front and the silk stiffener is deteriorating. There are five brass ball button attached to left front and on the rght front are corresponding blue silk fabric loops. Yellow stains at underarms and a few down the front.

1996.024.006