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A SILK EMBROIDERED THEATRICAL ARMOR FOR THE OPERA, 18TH CENTURY
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04月17日 下午5点 开拍 /15天2小时
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A SILK EMBROIDERED THEATRICAL ARMOR FOR THE OPERA, 18TH CENTURYChina. The wide-sleeved jacket is decorated to the front, back, and shoulders with rows of blue ruyi worked in satin stitch on a yellow ground, the sleeves featuring scrolling lotus vines also in satin stitch and outlined with gold couched thread. The front and back features a central 'shou' roundel, while bold, black scrollwork appliqués frame the torso and hems, evoking the form of metal armor plates. The front is fitted with small buttons and loops and with a detachable panel displaying at the center a lotus blossom. The detached flaps are similarly rendered with a yellow silk ground and brocade border framing the central blossom. The interior is lined in red silk. (3)Provenance: From the private collection of Lazar Brodsky, Kiev, Ukraine, by repute acquired in the 19th century, thence by descent in the family to the present owner. Lazar Brodsky (1848-1904) was a prominent Russian Empire industrialist, philanthropist, and patron of civic and cultural institutions. He inherited and expanded his family's highly successful sugar production business, becoming a leading figure in the empire's sugar industry and head of the Alexandria Society of Sugar Mills. Besides his business achievements, Brodsky was widely known for his extensive philanthropy. He funded numerous public institutions in Kyiv, including a Jewish hospital and schools, and played a key role in financing the city's largest synagogue, later named the Brodsky Choral Synagogue. He also sponsored civic projects such as the Bessarabska Market, the Polytechnic Institute, and a bacteriological institute. Condition: Good condition, loose threads, small tears, one knob missing, few small stains, few faded areas, and minor losses. Overall presenting well.Dimensions: 179 x 92 cmExpert's note: This garment was likely once part of a set of costume armor based on the style of the eighteenth-century Manchu Qing court. The use of bright yellow, traditionally associated with imperial authority, together with the prominent longevity emblem, suggests that the costume likely represented a noble general or mythological warrior figure. Such theatrical armors were integral to the visual language of Chinese opera, where elaborate embroidery and symbolic motifs communicated rank, virtue, and character to the audience.During the Qing Dynasty, classical Chinese plays generally featured singing, dancing, music, and acrobatics. Yet, some of the most important elements were the costumes, elaborate and colorful, theatrical costumes were exaggerated versions of real-life attire, familiar yet fantastical, and historical accuracy was secondary to drama and opulence.Literature comparison:Compare a related imperial silk embroidered theatrical armor, dated late 18th century, 84.9 x 161.1 cm, in the Philadelphia Museum of Art, accession number 1950-4-5a—d. Compare a related silk and metallic thread kesi theatrical armor with dragons, dated 18th century, 75.6 x 155.6 cm, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number 30.76.32.

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