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This loose-fitting bamboo vest is a summer undershirt, made of an estimated 3,490 fine bamboo tubes. The overall structure of the vest is held together with cotton thread. Such vests were worn under an outer garment to allow the air to circulate and protect the outer garment from soilage, especially in the hot and humid climate of southern China. Textual evidence indicates that officials during the 1500s in Jiangnan wore bamboo vests from Jiangsu province, one of the production centers.
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94849
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Sleeveless garment
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94849
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Sleeveless garment
description
This loose-fitting bamboo vest is a summer undershirt, made of an estimated 3,490 fine bamboo tubes. The overall structure of the vest is held together with cotton thread. Such vests were worn under an outer garment to allow the air to circulate and protect the outer garment from soilage, especially in the hot and humid climate of southern China. Textual evidence indicates that officials during the 1500s in Jiangnan wore bamboo vests from Jiangsu province, one of the production centers.
date
1800s
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en
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Q79521422
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Garment
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Overall: 56.5 x 56.5 cm (22 1/4 x 22 1/4 in.)
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China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
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1915.41
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Bamboo beads strung together in diamond and hexagon patterns; edges in plain weave cotton
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Sleeveless garment (竹衣), 1800s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Bamboo beads strung together in diamond and hexagon patterns; edges in plain weave cotton; overall: 56.5 x 56.5 cm (22 1/4 x 22 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1915.410
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竹衣
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Textiles
didYouKnow
According to Nhat Quyen Nguyen, CMA graduate intern in textile conservation, this garment is made of at least 3,490 cut bamboo pieces.
citations
citation
Garrett, Valery M. <em>Chinese Clothing: An Illustrated Guide</em>. Hong Kong: Oxford University Press, 1994.
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p. 80
citation
Garrett, Valery M. <em>Chinese Dress: From the Qing Dynasty to the Present Day</em>. 2019.
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p.87
citation
Griswold, William, Xiaofei Tian, Richard Von Glahn, Feng Zhao, S. J. Vainker, Masaaki Itakura, Jiang Wu, et al. <em>China’s Southern Paradise: Treasures from the Lower Yangzi Delta</em>. Edited by Clarissa Von Spee. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2023.
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Mentioned and reproduced: p. 328, no. 166
citation
"Compass: Common Thread, Summer Pursuits“ <em>HALI; the International Journal of Oriental Carpets and Textiles. </em>Issue 220 Summer 2024.
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p. 49
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Educational Purchase Fund
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2026-05-29 05:03:17.704000
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94849
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Textiles
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Bamboo beads strung together in diamond and hexagon patterns; edges in plain weave cotton
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