An opera coat adapted from a court robe of blue silk woven with eight gilt dragons and cranes over a sea-wave border, the robe late 19th century, Chinese, adapted in the early 20th century; and another of ecru coloured silk woven with stylised scrolling peony heads and blue foliage, fastening down the front of the coat with frogs, with gigot sleeves, 1890s, the silk Chinese, made up in Europe