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A BLUE-GROUND EMBROIDERED SILK LADY'S 'DRAGON' ROBE, JIFU Late 19th century image 1
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A BLUE-GROUND EMBROIDERED SILK LADY'S 'DRAGON' ROBE, JIFU Late 19th century image 3
A BLUE-GROUND EMBROIDERED SILK LADY'S 'DRAGON' ROBE, JIFU Late 19th century image 4
Lot 293*

A BLUE-GROUND EMBROIDERED SILK LADY'S 'DRAGON' ROBE, JIFU
Late 19th century

2 November 2021, 13:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

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A BLUE-GROUND EMBROIDERED SILK LADY'S 'DRAGON' ROBE, JIFU

Late 19th century
Worked in fine satin stitch in shades of blue, green, red and pale violet and couched gold threads with nine five-clawed dragons pursuing flaming pearls amidst clusters of vaporous clouds interspersed with bats, the Daoist Emblems and flying cranes, all reserved on a rich blue ground above the terrestrial diagram with lishui stripe at the hem, the dark-blue-ground cuffs, collar and sleeve bands decorated with further striding dragons and clouds. 217cm (85 1/2in) wide x 128.5cm (50 1/2in) long.

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十九世紀晚期 藍緞繡金龍紋吉服袍

Compare with a related blue-ground 'dragon' robe, 19th century, which was sold at Bonhams London, 13 May 2021, lot 94.

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