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A FINE YELLOW-GROUND SILK BROCADE CHUBA
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Possibly an abbot's riding robe, woven on the front and back with a bold, allover pattern of phoenix and blossoming lotus scroll, picked out in gold and vibrant colors of lavender, red, green, fushia, blue and orange against a satiny orange-yellow ground
59¾in. (151.9cm.) long
EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Possibly an abbot's riding robe, woven on the front and back with a bold, allover pattern of phoenix and blossoming lotus scroll, picked out in gold and vibrant colors of lavender, red, green, fushia, blue and orange against a satiny orange-yellow ground
59¾in. (151.9cm.) long