An imperial prince's formal court robe (chao fu) of golden yellow silk, brocaded in silks and gilt thread, the upper body woven with a front facing long dragon to front and back and to each shoulder, each above a yoke of green and blue waves, the pleated skirt with nine small dragon roundels to front and back above a band of three dragons, with borders and horse-shoe cuffs of midnight blue silk brocade similarly worked and with attached matching Pi ling collar, trimmed with couched gilt thread and blue kinran bindings, 18th century, some stains, some couched gilt threads lifting