Lot Essay
This xiape was worn by the wife of a Fourth Rank Mandarin.
CHINA, THIRD QUARTER OF 19TH CENTURY
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A KESI XIAPE OR WAIST COAT
CHINA, THIRD QUARTER OF 19TH CENTURY
the front woven with two side-facing dragons and the birds of rank, the rear with a front-facing dragon, with applied kesi rank badge woven with a cloud goose
CHINA, THIRD QUARTER OF 19TH CENTURY
the front woven with two side-facing dragons and the birds of rank, the rear with a front-facing dragon, with applied kesi rank badge woven with a cloud goose
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