Lot 240
LADY'S THREE QUARTER LENGTH RED SILK JACKET
QING DYNASTY, LATE 19TH CENTURY
Auction: 9 May 2017 at 16:00 BST
£1,063
Description
embroidered in blue and white silks with rank badges of a Mandarin duck for a seventh rank civil official, the background of the costume embroidered with floral sprays and butterflies worked in satin stitch and Peking knots, the hem with a wide lishui border decorated with peony flower heads and supporting Precious Objects, the lining of mid blue plain silk
Dimensions
107cm long
Footnote
Note:
The colour red denotes celebration and this jacket would not have been worn at court, but for a private celebration, while still wishing to display the rank of the wearer's husband.