Qing Dynasty Chinese Purple Silk Manchu Magua Jacket

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Qing Dynasty Chinese Purple Silk Manchu Magua Jacket

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Sold Date: 06/05/2007
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Ethnic, Folk & Native American Art

Chinese Purple Silk Embroidered Manchu Magua Jacket
This antique Chinese purple silk embroidered Manchu magua jacket dates from the late Qing Dynasty. It is made of a purple fuchsia silk patterned jacquard fabric with bats and symbol designs. T is black silk trim with colorful silk embroidered flowers and goldfish edging the entire jacket, along with a green and gold silk brocade fabric trim done in decorative scrolling cut work designs. This Manchu woman's short style jacket is called a magua (horse jacket) and has wide dramatic sleeves. T are carved brass buttons with decorative designs for closure down the front. The jacket is fully lined in blue linen, and has remnants of a paper label inside along with inked characters. See bottom photo for close-up. This unique short robe is all hand embroidered and hand stitched. It measures 27 inches long, with a 52 inch waist, chest and 26 inch wide sleeve cuffs. The jacket is in excellent clean wearable condition with only slight fraying of the black silk trim along the top of the collar. This piece of wearable art could be worn or displayed.

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