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A DARK BLUE-GROUND EMBROIDERED SILK WOMAN'S QUASI-OFFICIAL VEST, XIAPEI
LATE QING DYNASTY
Worked entirely in couched gold threads, the front and back incorporating a badge of a silver pheasant denoting fifth rank, surrounded by 'auspicious' emblems, the front panel displaying a pair of dragons confronting a pannier and the back with a single, contorted dragon flanked by phoenix, all above the terrestrial diagram at the tasseled, irregular hem
33in. (83.8cm.) long
LATE QING DYNASTY
Worked entirely in couched gold threads, the front and back incorporating a badge of a silver pheasant denoting fifth rank, surrounded by 'auspicious' emblems, the front panel displaying a pair of dragons confronting a pannier and the back with a single, contorted dragon flanked by phoenix, all above the terrestrial diagram at the tasseled, irregular hem
33in. (83.8cm.) long