Lot 241

PINK SILK DAMASK LADY'S ROBE
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY









Auction: 9 May 2017 at 16:00 BST
£1,000
Description
woven with roundels containing five-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls, the costume edged with a wide black band embroidered with birds, butterflies, pine trees and flowers, open at the sides to end in ruyi-shaped headings, the cream silk sleevebands embroidered with phoenixes, peacocks and other birds perched on rocks or in flight amongst prunus and magnolia trees, the lining of plain green silk
Dimensions
137cm long








