Object Note
Part of a set of two-piece ensemble along with one half of a skirt (ZI2015.500847a ASIA).
Object History
This cotton collar is a neck accessory that came with a part of a skirt. It was purchased from a dealer in China by Dr. Reem El Mutwalli in 2015 and was incorporated in the Zay Initiative collection.
Object Features
A square scalloped cotton (cloud_collar) or (yunjian). Dyed in (indigo) blue, with a central round hole as a neck insert and a slit shoulder with a (frog_fastener).
Traditionally and more commonly made in four lobbed patterns they were also sometimes made in multi lobbed patterns and were worn as detachable collars over the shoulders of a robe or (hanfu) like a (shawl). The scalloped or curved patterns depict clouds and were often delicately embroidered too. Although a plain cotton version this piece is lined with a coral and a pale pink (satin) (damask).
Links
- https://wellcomecollection.org/articles/Ya4jyRAAAGNLAejB
- https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/70458
- https://www.amherst.edu/system/files/media/1560/Cammann
- https://www.jstor.org/stable/3047324
- https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-5758033
- https://www.masterart.com/artworks/3509/chinese-cloudband-collar
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