AN ORANGE SILK GAUZE SUMMER LONG PAO OR COURT ROBE FOR AN IMPERIAL CONSORT OR CONCUBINE

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AN ORANGE SILK GAUZE SUMMER LONG PAO OR COURT ROBE FOR AN IMPERIAL CONSORT OR CONCUBINE
embroidered with eight dragon roundels, with bands of dragons at the elbows, late 19th century

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Lot Essay

Apricot yellow robes with elbow bands were the prerogative of Imperial consorts and lesser degree concubines. See Dickinson & Wrigglesworth for a detailed discussion of court attire and regulations.

See also Krishna Riboud, AEDTA, plate 2, for a comparable long pao.

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