Embroidered silk robe with dragons
Lot-No. 318
China, middle of 19th cent. (Qing-dynasty 1644-1911). Red silk with polychrome embroidery, partly with woven metal reflections. Coat-like robe in characteristic shape. Large decoration with 10 five-clawed embroidered dragons on a cloud underground, among bats and flowers. The inner coating dat. '7th month of the 28th year of the Daoguang Emperor '道光二十八年七月' (1848). Partly traces of age. L. 109 cm.
Embroidered silk robe with dragons
Embroidered silk robe with dragons
Lot-No. 318
China, middle of 19th cent. (Qing-dynasty 1644-1911). Red silk with polychrome embroidery, partly with woven metal reflections. Coat-like robe in characteristic shape. Large decoration with 10 five-clawed embroidered dragons on a cloud underground, among bats and flowers. The inner coating dat. '7th month of the 28th year of the Daoguang Emperor '道光二十八年七月' (1848). Partly traces of age. L. 109 cm.