A Chinese Emperor's dragon robe (ch'i-fu) of yellow kossu silk, woven in coloured silks and gilt threads, with nine dragons chasing flaming pearls amongst cloud scrolls, bats and shou symbols; also with the twelve symbols of Imperial 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, trimmed with black braid woven in gilt thread with swastika patterns, late 19th century