A Chinese informal robe of black silk damask embroidered in ivory silk with gilt outlines, with roundels with buildings in floral landscapes, surrounded by phoenix and dragons, the field with floral sprigs, with ivory satin sleevebands worked in blue and purple silks with figurative scenes, the ivory satin trimming with birds and flowers, lined in blue silk, 19th century

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A Chinese informal robe of black silk damask embroidered in ivory silk with gilt outlines, with roundels with buildings in floral landscapes, surrounded by phoenix and dragons, the field with floral sprigs, with ivory satin sleevebands worked in blue and purple silks with figurative scenes, the ivory satin trimming with birds and flowers, lined in blue silk, 19th century
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