A dark blue ground formal 'dragon' robe, Chaofu Qing dynasty
Estimate $22,000 – $28,000
the midnight-blue summer weave silk worked in couched gold threads with a five-clawed front-facing dragon on the chest, back and shoulders, each encircling a flaming pearl among clouds, bats, ribboned precious objects and scattered peonies and lotus, in multi-coloured counted stitch, all above rocks and waves, and a waist band with two confronted dragons at the front and back, the pleated skirt with twelve dragon roundels and a broad frieze of two pairs of confronted dragons chasing flaming pearls among clouds, bats and precious objects above foaming waves, the interior flap with an additional dragon and flaming pearl and another dragon roundel
133 cm long, 198 cm wide
Provenance
Judith Rutherford Antique Chinese Textiles, Sydney, 23 August 2013
Private Collection, Sydney
Condition Report
Some general wear particularly around the neck, shoulders and cuffs. Otherwise generally good condition.
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AU0832 |
20 Mar 2019 |
Sydney
6 PM