CHINESE PERSIMMON-GROUND SILK EMBROIDERED ‘DRAGON’ ROBE
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
Estimate: £1,000 - £1,500
Auction: 16 May 2025 from 09:00 BST
Description
清 杏地繡金龍紋童服
embroidered in couched gold thread with eight five-clawed dragons, two on the front and back shown front-facing while the others reach for the pearls, all amidst ruyi clouds interspersed with auspicious emblems and bats above lishui stripes, the sleeves terminating in horse-hoof cuffs
Dimensions
137cm wide across sleeves; 83cm high