LATE QING DYNASTY
A FINELY EMBROIDERED BLUE SILK DRAGON ROBE LATE QING DYNASTY The vibrant blue ground is worked in couched gold and silver threads and satin stitch with five-clawed dragons confronting flaming pearls amidst bats holding double peaches and wan emblems and interspersed with shou characters. The terrestrial diagram and lishui stripe at the hem are tossed with auspicious emblems. 57 1/8 x 70 ¾ in. (145.2 x 179.5 cm.) Provenance The Collection of General Joseph W. Stilwell (1883-1946), acquired in the early twentieth century, and thence by descent within the family.
LATE QING DYNASTY
A FINELY EMBROIDERED BLUE SILK DRAGON ROBE LATE QING DYNASTY The vibrant blue ground is worked in couched gold and silver threads and satin stitch with five-clawed dragons confronting flaming pearls amidst bats holding double peaches and wan emblems and interspersed with shou characters. The terrestrial diagram and lishui stripe at the hem are tossed with auspicious emblems. 57 1/8 x 70 ¾ in. (145.2 x 179.5 cm.) Provenance The Collection of General Joseph W. Stilwell (1883-1946), acquired in the early twentieth century, and thence by descent within the family.
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