Lot 38
MIDNIGHT-BLUE-GROUND EMBROIDERED SILK LADY'S INFORMAL ROBE
LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
Auction: 13 September 2017 at 11:00 BST
£450
Description
embroidered in three-blue silk threads and 'Peking knot' stitches with butterflies hovering amongst shrubs of peony and chrysanthemum above a hem of crusting waves and a lishui stripe bearing further coloured butterflies and flowers, the sleeve bands embroidered in gold-wrapped threads and 'Peking knot' stitches with precious antiques
Dimensions
110cm long
Footnote
Provenance:
Private American collection.