1299 of 308 lots
1299
A Blue Ground Embroidered Silk Dragon Robe, Jifu Length from collar to hem 51 x width across chest 25 1/2 in.,129.5 x 64.8 cm.
Estimate: $800-$1,200
Sold
$7,500
Live Auction
Chinese and Himalayan Works of Art
Size
Length from collar to hem 51 x width across chest 25 1/2 in.,129.5 x 64.8 cm.
Description
A Blue Ground Embroidered Silk Dragon Robe, Jifu
19TH CENTURY
清晚期 藍緞地龍紋吉福
worked to the front, back, and interior flap with five-clawed dragons detailed with of couched metallic gilt-wrapped threads, in pursuit of a polychrome floss embroidered flaming pearl, and interspersed with the beribboned auspicious emblems amidst vaporous clouds wisps; all above a terrestrial diagram with foaming waves above a five-color lishui stripe at the hem, the collar and horseshoe cuffs worked with further dragons against a deeper ground, the sleeve extensions of plain maroon silk. 
Length from collar to hem 51 x width across chest 25 1/2 in.,129.5 x 64.8 cm.
Property Sold to Benefit a Nonprofit Cultural Organization
Condition
Mounted to a custom board, tacked closed.