Man's Chinese Robe. Multicolored dragons and cranes and other designs embroidered on wine-colored silk. Green silk lining. Bottom 17" of skirts embroidered in slanting lines, shaded yellows, blues, greens, reds to form stripes. 1 1/4" gold braid edge around neck and down 1/4" left side front. Spherical, patterned, gold-colored buttons with shanks, on gold braid, down left front; gold-braid loops for buttonholes down right side seam. 55" long. Sleeve-tip to sleeve-tip (no shoulder seam) 70". Sleeves have 9 1/2" insert of brown silk in "Chinese Key" weave between embroidered strips. 15" slits in skirt. Note: A man's formal robe is called a pao-zi. History: Part of a collection of Chinese and Indian clothing and textiles brought to the United States by Dr. Charles Richard Cook, medical missionary in India at turn-of-century (1900). Dr. Cook was born in Montreal, Canada, and was the grandfather of Susan Ryan, donor. (Chinese Clothing)
