YARDAGE FROM AN UNCUT FORMAL ROBE (CHIFU) OF DARK BLUE SILK

19TH CENTURY, (INCOMPLETE)

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YARDAGE FROM AN UNCUT FORMAL ROBE (CHIFU) OF DARK BLUE SILK
19TH CENTURY, (INCOMPLETE)
Comprising three pieces, the robe is woven in silk and gilt thread with five-clawed dragons chasing the flaming pearl. The lower borders are embroidered with cresting waves.
130½ in. by 29¼ in. (332 cm. by 74 cm.); 125½ in. by 29¼ in. (318.5 cm. by 74 cm.); 67 in. by 29¼ in. (170 cm. by 74 cm.) (3)

Provenance

Private UK Collection.
The Collection of Werner Forman (1921-2010), acquired 1970's-1990's.

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Lot Essay

The large dragon that curls around the neck is an archaic feature and one associated with court musicians. In Imperial Wardrobe, Gary Dickinson and Linda Wrigglesworth, London, 1990, p167, a later robe dating to circa 1885 with a related dragon design is discussed as having been worn by a member of the Board of State Music.

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