LATE QING DYNASTY
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a chinese kesi dark blue-ground official's formal court robe, chao fu
late qing dynasty
Woven in gold and multi-coloured threads on the upper half with four five-clawed dragons amidst clouds and Buddhist emblems above the terrestrial diagram at the waist, the attached pleated, flared apron similarly worked, and incorporating sixteen dragon roundels above the hem, joined by a narrow waistband with confronted dragons
146 cm long
late qing dynasty
Woven in gold and multi-coloured threads on the upper half with four five-clawed dragons amidst clouds and Buddhist emblems above the terrestrial diagram at the waist, the attached pleated, flared apron similarly worked, and incorporating sixteen dragon roundels above the hem, joined by a narrow waistband with confronted dragons
146 cm long