A PURPLE-GROUND EMBROIDERED SILK ROBE
Circa 1900
Finely worked in satin stitch on the front and back panels with large clusters of peony, wisteria and chrysanthemum picked out in vibrant shades of turquoise, pink, lilac and green, within cream-ground brocade borders and a black-ground outer border decorated with further sprays of flowering peony, prunus and chrysanthemum, with cream silk cuffs
54in. (137cm.) long
A PURPLE-GROUND EMBROIDERED SILK ROBE
Circa 1900
Finely worked in satin stitch on the front and back panels with large clusters of peony, wisteria and chrysanthemum picked out in vibrant shades of turquoise, pink, lilac and green, within cream-ground brocade borders and a black-ground outer border decorated with further sprays of flowering peony, prunus and chrysanthemum, with cream silk cuffs
54in. (137cm.) long
