Details
A front yoke from a robe of yellow silk brocade,
woven with part of a large-scale writhing dragon chasing a flaming pearl amongst polychrome clouds, with a curving sea-wave border below--61.5cm x 68cm; a joined panel from the lower frieze of the robe woven with side-facing dragons above a sea-wave border--48cm x 63cm; and a further similar fragment--27.5cm x 38cm, archaic style, 17th century, (late Ming/early Qing Dynasty) (3)
woven with part of a large-scale writhing dragon chasing a flaming pearl amongst polychrome clouds, with a curving sea-wave border below--61.5cm x 68cm; a joined panel from the lower frieze of the robe woven with side-facing dragons above a sea-wave border--48cm x 63cm; and a further similar fragment--27.5cm x 38cm, archaic style, 17th century, (late Ming/early Qing Dynasty) (3)
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Further details
For a robe incorporating a similar yoke and freize design see Heaven's Embroidered Cloths: One Thousand Years of Chinese Textiles, Hong Kong, 1997, page 208