A Chinese stole (xia pei), the brown silk ground woven in kossu in coloured silks and gilt threads with dragons and birds among clouds, with the second civil rank Golden Pheasant, trimmed with coloured silk fringe, lined in pink silk; and a matching formal apron skirt of acquamarine silk woven in kossu, late 19th century

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A Chinese stole (xia pei), the brown silk ground woven in kossu in coloured silks and gilt threads with dragons and birds among clouds, with the second civil rank Golden Pheasant, trimmed with coloured silk fringe, lined in pink silk; and a matching formal apron skirt of acquamarine silk woven in kossu, late 19th century
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