A LADY'S INFORMAL KESI ROBE
19TH CENTURY
It is worked with butterflies in flight amongst flowering blossoms including peonies, peach and prunus on a turquoise ground.
Provenance
A Private UK Collection, Acquired in 1906
Lot Essay
The colour turquoise is usually reserved for high ranking concubines and female members of the Imperial family.
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