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A formal court robe (chi'fu) of blue silk gauze (altered)
embroidered in silks in counted stitch and in couched gilt thread with nine gilt dragons amidst cloud scrolls, bats and auspicious emblems above a sea-wave border, with borders and horse-shoe cuffs of black silk gauze, similarly worked, circa 1900, (sleeves tucked, relined, damages); an informal robe of sky blue silk damask embroidered with dragon roundels and sprigs of flowers, (sleevebands missing); and a fitted jacket of midnight blue silk gauze woven with floral roundels and trimmed with embroidered ivory satin sleevebands, early 20th century, (wear) (3)
embroidered in silks in counted stitch and in couched gilt thread with nine gilt dragons amidst cloud scrolls, bats and auspicious emblems above a sea-wave border, with borders and horse-shoe cuffs of black silk gauze, similarly worked, circa 1900, (sleeves tucked, relined, damages); an informal robe of sky blue silk damask embroidered with dragon roundels and sprigs of flowers, (sleevebands missing); and a fitted jacket of midnight blue silk gauze woven with floral roundels and trimmed with embroidered ivory satin sleevebands, early 20th century, (wear) (3)
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