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A DARK BLUE-GROUND WOVEN SILK INFORMAL LADY'S 'BUTTERFLY' ROBE
MID-19TH CENTURY
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A DARK BLUE-GROUND WOVEN SILK INFORMAL LADY'S 'BUTTERFLY' ROBE
MID-19TH CENTURY
The robe is decorated in gilt with confronting butterfly roundels, surrounded by scattered prunus flowers and smaller butterflies in flight. The collar and cuffs are decorated with fruits and leafy foliage in couched gilt thread, with a band of flower vase cartouches to each cuff. Together with an additional length of woven satin of similar decoration.
MID-19TH CENTURY
The robe is decorated in gilt with confronting butterfly roundels, surrounded by scattered prunus flowers and smaller butterflies in flight. The collar and cuffs are decorated with fruits and leafy foliage in couched gilt thread, with a band of flower vase cartouches to each cuff. Together with an additional length of woven satin of similar decoration.
Provenance
With Ho Yi Cheng Co., Beijing, 17 November 1927.
Exhibited
Exhibited at Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center, Portsmouth, Ohio, USA, Puppetry of China, 15 September 1985 - 15 November 1985.
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Kate Hunt
Director, Head of Department