The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 18, 2024
Sleeveless garment
1800s
Location: not on view
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According to Nhat Quyen Nguyen, CMA graduate intern in textile conservation, this garment is made of at least 3,490 cut bamboo pieces.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.- ?–1915(Mr. Walter C. Hill, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)1915–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Garrett, Valery M. Chinese Clothing: An Illustrated Guide. Hong Kong: Oxford University Press, 1994. p. 80Garrett, Valery M. Chinese Dress: From the Qing Dynasty to the Present Day. 2019. p.87
- China's Southern Paradise: Treasures from the Lower Yangzi Delta. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 10, 2023-January 7, 2024).
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1915.410