A Chinese lady's semi-formal robe of red silk gauze embroidered in coloured silks with eight roundels worked with peaches, butterflies and flowers, the details in peking knot stitch, over a sea-wave border, the wide horse shoe cuffs of blue silk gauze densely worked with flowers, lined with red silk, late 19th century

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A Chinese lady's semi-formal robe of red silk gauze embroidered in coloured silks with eight roundels worked with peaches, butterflies and flowers, the details in peking knot stitch, over a sea-wave border, the wide horse shoe cuffs of blue silk gauze densely worked with flowers, lined with red silk, late 19th century
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