Lot 235

A late 19th century Chinese court official's gauze and silk embroidered 'Chaofu', or formal summer robe






Auction: 24 September 2008 at 12:00 BST
£8,880
Description
of flared wrap over design with side vents and flared sleeves, complete with foliate chased giltmetal buttons, the indigo gauze ground with central five-clawed dragon, the centre portion with ruyi-shaped clouds, bats and cranes above striped wave bands, the apron with eight roundels enclosing dragons above a pair of dragons chasing flaming pearls and a hidden dragon under the right vent, all highlighted in gilt thread
Dimensions
203cm wide, 123cm high
Footnote
Literature: Dickinson & L Wrigglesworth , 'Imperial Wardrobe', ten speed press, Toronto 2000





