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AN EMBROIDERED BLUE GAUZE DRAGON ROBE, JI FU
FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
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AN EMBROIDERED BLUE GAUZE DRAGON ROBE, JI FU
FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
Worked in counted stitch, Peking knot and couched gold threads with nine writhing five-clawed dragons, amidst clouds and auspicious emblems, all picked out in shades of red, ochre, blue and grey, on a blue ground, all above the lishui stripe and terrestrial diagram at the hem, with matching collar and cuffs as well as blue corded sleeve extensions
54 in. (137 cm.) long
FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
Worked in counted stitch, Peking knot and couched gold threads with nine writhing five-clawed dragons, amidst clouds and auspicious emblems, all picked out in shades of red, ochre, blue and grey, on a blue ground, all above the lishui stripe and terrestrial diagram at the hem, with matching collar and cuffs as well as blue corded sleeve extensions
54 in. (137 cm.) long