A Chinese Emperor's dragon robe (ch'i-fu), of yellow silk, embroidered in coloured silks with nine dragons chasing flaming pearls, amongst cloud scrolls, bats and shou symbols, also with the twelve 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 worked with dragons, lined with blue silk, late 19th centurySee cover illustration