Lot Essay
The style of cuff here looks more like a Manchu lady's wedding robe and the lining is not of Imperial quality, suggesting that the yardage may have been mounted outside the Imperial Palace workshops.
LATE 19TH CENTURY, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Details
AN IMPERIAL YELLOW SILK COURT ROBE OR CHI-FU
LATE 19TH CENTURY, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
embroidered with the Twelve Symbols of Imperial Authority, later tailoring
LATE 19TH CENTURY, EARLY 20TH CENTURY
embroidered with the Twelve Symbols of Imperial Authority, later tailoring
Provenance
Mrs Anne Moen Bullitt
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Further details
VARIOUS PROPERTIES
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