Lot Essay
The chestnut brown colour is often associated with high-ranking imperial dukes and princes.
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A young boy's court robe of chestnut brown satin, embroidered in silks and couched gilt thread with eight dragons amidst clouds and bats above a sea-wave border, the borders and horse-shoe cuffs of black satin similarly worked, Chinese, 19th century, worn, lower sleeves replaced
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