AN EMBROIDERED LISHUI STRIPE FRAGMENT FROM AN IMPERIAL DRAGON ROBE
AN EMBROIDERED LISHUI STRIPE FRAGMENT FROM AN IMPERIAL DRAGON ROBE

QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)

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AN EMBROIDERED LISHUI STRIPE FRAGMENT FROM AN IMPERIAL DRAGON ROBE
QIANLONG PERIOD (1736-1795)
Embroidered in satin stitch as an undulating band of diagonal rainbow stripes capped with billowy ruyi heads and roiling, froth-capped waves crashing against tall peaked rocks, with precious objects tossed atop the froth-capped waves
52 in. (132 cm.) wide
來源
Purchased London, late 1970s.

拍品專文

Remnants of the ground silk show that the original robe, made for an imperial noblewoman, was an unusual mushroom color. This attractive mocha color was probably classified as jinhuang (golden yellow), which was considered an off-shade of imperial yellow.