A Chinese dragon robe of pale blue silk satin embroidered in coloured silks and highlighted with gilt threads, with eight dragons chasing flaming pearls among clouds, peonies and fish (shuang yü), above a sea-wave border, with horseshoe cuffs, trimmed with a gilt thread braid, 19th century (buttons replaced)

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A Chinese dragon robe of pale blue silk satin embroidered in coloured silks and highlighted with gilt threads, with eight dragons chasing flaming pearls among clouds, peonies and fish (shuang yü), above a sea-wave border, with horseshoe cuffs, trimmed with a gilt thread braid, 19th century (buttons replaced)

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