A Chinese semi-formal coat of dark blue satin embroidered in coloured silks with Peking knot details, with eight roundels of fruit surrounded by cicada and flowers, the field with floral sprigs, over a sea-wave with peonies, the cream satin sleevebands worked with landscapes in Peking knot, lined in blue silk damask, 19th century

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A Chinese semi-formal coat of dark blue satin embroidered in coloured silks with Peking knot details, with eight roundels of fruit surrounded by cicada and flowers, the field with floral sprigs, over a sea-wave with peonies, the cream satin sleevebands worked with landscapes in Peking knot, lined in blue silk damask, 19th century
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