Details
An Imperial formal court robe (chi'fu) of yellow silk,
embroidered with all twelve Symbols of Authority, with a turbulent sea-wave border, 18th century, lower sleeves and cuffs later
See Colour Plate 11 and Front Cover
embroidered with all twelve Symbols of Authority, with a turbulent sea-wave border, 18th century, lower sleeves and cuffs later
See Colour Plate 11 and Front Cover
Literature
Compare Chinese Costumes, Part II, Five Thousand Years of Chinese Art, Page 302, for a very similar robe although the Shou symbols on the present robe are blue rather than red flanking the front dragon.