拍品 31
31
A Chinese Imperial dragon robe (ch'i-fu), of blue kossu silk, woven in many colours with nine dragons chasing flaming pearls amongst cloud scrolls, bats and shou symbols, also with the twelve Imperial symbols of authority, being the sun, moon, constellations, mountains, axe, fu, dragons, pheasant, water weed, libation cups, flame and millet, over a sea-wave border, the horse shoe cuffs with dragons, lined with blue silk, late 19th century

细节
A Chinese Imperial dragon robe (ch'i-fu), of blue kossu silk, woven in many colours with nine dragons chasing flaming pearls amongst cloud scrolls, bats and shou symbols, also with the twelve Imperial symbols of authority, being the sun, moon, constellations, mountains, axe, fu, dragons, pheasant, water weed, libation cups, flame and millet, over a sea-wave border, the horse shoe cuffs with dragons, lined with blue silk, late 19th century
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拍品专文

Imperial robes were ususally yellow, however the Emperor wore blue robes when sacrificing to the God of Grain and when praying for rain at the Altar of Heaven during the first moon of summer.