Lot 77

CHINESE BLUE-GROUND GAUZE 'NINE DRAGONS' SUMMER ROBE, JIFU
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY








Auction: 07 November 2025 from 10:00 GMT
Description
清 藍地納紗繡金九龍雲蝠紋吉服袍
finely embroidered in couched gold thread with nine five-clawed dragons, two on the front and back shown front facing while the others reach for the pearl, all amidst ruyi clouds interspersed with the attributes of the Eight Taoist Immortals and bats, all set above lishui stripes and auspicious emblems emerging from swirling waves and soaring mountain, the sleeves terminating in horse-hoof cuffs, the collar band and cuffs similarly embroidered and edged with gold brocade
Dimensions
215cm wide across sleeves
Provenance
Formerly in a private English collection, the robe had been in the family for years.
前英格蘭私人收藏,於此家庭已私藏若干年
Footnote
Compare to a blue-ground summer gauze ‘dragon’ robe, Qing dynasty, 19th century, with more elaborate crashing waves above lishui, was sold at Sotheby's New York, 30 September 2020, lot 1055
參一例清十九世紀初藍地納紗繡雲龍團花紋吉服,2020年9月30日售於紐約蘇富比,拍品1055,可資比較。







