Lot 19

YELLOW-GROUND 'DRAGON' ROBE, JIFU
20TH CENTURY




Auction: 13 March 2024 from 10:00 GMT
£2,016
Description
二十世紀 黃地繡金龍雲紋吉服袍
embroidered with nine five-clawed dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls amidst scrolling clouds with a bat suspending a pair of peaches in a basket, further with bats, crane roundels, and double gourds, all above cresting waves and a lishui border, the collar and cuffs embroidered with dragons and bats above waves and among clouds
Dimensions
171cm across sleeves; 143.5cm high
Provenance
Private English collection, acquired in Singapore in 2003



