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Lot Essay
This extremely rare and luxurious robe was created using peacock feathers which were individually twisted onto silk threads before weaving the garment. The earliest known examples of this technique is found on Ming dynasty textiles. In the Qing dynasty, the technique of wrapping threads with peacock feather is much more commonly found in Kangxi, Yongzheng, and Qianlong rank badges, than on dragon robes, making the present robe extraordinarily rare.
See a very similar robe in the Santa Barbara Museum, n°1989.50.76 and another one in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, 30.75.79. See another exceptional example embroidered with peacock feathers and seed pearls in The National Palace Museum, illustrated in Treasures of Imperial Court, The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 2004, vol. 57, n°81, p. 90.
See a very similar robe in the Santa Barbara Museum, n°1989.50.76 and another one in the Metropolitan Museum, New York, 30.75.79. See another exceptional example embroidered with peacock feathers and seed pearls in The National Palace Museum, illustrated in Treasures of Imperial Court, The Complete Collection of Treasures of the Palace Museum, Hong Kong, 2004, vol. 57, n°81, p. 90.