Lot Essay
A similar robe is illustrated by John E. Vollmer, Decoding Dragons: Status Garments in Ch'ing Dynasty China, University of Oregon Museum of Art, 1983, p. 163, pl. 114
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A BLUE-GROUND BROCADED GAUZE DRAGON ROBE, JI FU
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A BLUE-GROUND BROCADED GAUZE DRAGON ROBE, JI FU
LATE QING DYNASTY
Woven in gold brocade on the front and back with nine five-clawed, writhing dragons confronting flaming pearls amidst cloud whorls, shou characters and Buddhist and Daoist emblems, reserved on a slate-blue ground above the terrestrial diagram and lishui stripe at the hem, with black-ground dragon border at collar and cuffs
54¾in. (139.2cm.) long
LATE QING DYNASTY
Woven in gold brocade on the front and back with nine five-clawed, writhing dragons confronting flaming pearls amidst cloud whorls, shou characters and Buddhist and Daoist emblems, reserved on a slate-blue ground above the terrestrial diagram and lishui stripe at the hem, with black-ground dragon border at collar and cuffs
54¾in. (139.2cm.) long