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Lot 197

A Chinese mid-blue-ground embroidered silk 'dragon' robe, jifu Qing dynasty, mid-19th century

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Lot 197

A Chinese mid-blue-ground embroidered silk 'dragon' robe, jifu
Qing dynasty, mid-19th century

Starting Bid: £4,200

Estimate: £6,000 - £8,000

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Lot 197

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A Chinese mid-blue-ground embroidered silk 'dragon' robe, jifu

Qing dynasty, mid-19th century

Finely embroidered in gold-couched thread and multi-coloured threads in satin stitch and Peking knot with nine five-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls amidst billowing clouds, interspersed with Buddhist Emblems, bats, lotuses and peonies, and centred around a double-fish chime under the central dragon, the black-ground trimmings at the collar and cuffs also embroidered with dragons above a lishui border, 207.5cm wide x 136cm long.

清十九世紀中期 藍地刺繡龍紋吉服

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