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LATE 19TH CENTURY
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A DARK BROWN-GROUND EMBROIDERED SILK OFFICIAL'S FORMAL COURT ROBE, CHAOFU
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Worked in couched gold thread and multi-colored satin stitch on the upper half with four five-clawed dragons amidst clouds and Buddhist emblems, above the terrestrial diagram at the waist, the attached pleated, flared apron similarly worked, and incorporating twelve dragon roundels above the hem, joined by a narrow waistband decorated with confronted dragons
54½ in. (138.5 cm.) long, framed
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Worked in couched gold thread and multi-colored satin stitch on the upper half with four five-clawed dragons amidst clouds and Buddhist emblems, above the terrestrial diagram at the waist, the attached pleated, flared apron similarly worked, and incorporating twelve dragon roundels above the hem, joined by a narrow waistband decorated with confronted dragons
54½ in. (138.5 cm.) long, framed
Provenance
Linda Wrigglesworth, Ltd.
Laura C. Fisher collection; Christie's, New York, 26 March 2003, lot 75.
Laura C. Fisher collection; Christie's, New York, 26 March 2003, lot 75.