A BLUE-GROUND INFORMAL 'DRAGON' ROBE, MANG'AO Mid-19th century
A BLUE-GROUND INFORMAL 'DRAGON' ROBE, MANG'AO
Mid-19th century
Finely worked in satin-stitch and gold-wrapped threads with eight writhing five-clawed dragons amongst ruyi cloud scrolls, bats, crane medallions and Daoist emblems, above a lishui border and crashing waves tossed with flower vases and auspicious emblems.
109cm (43in) long.
Footnotes:
十九世紀中期 藍地緞綉蟒襖
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A BLUE-GROUND INFORMAL 'DRAGON' ROBE, MANG'AO
Mid-19th century
Finely worked in satin-stitch and gold-wrapped threads with eight writhing five-clawed dragons amongst ruyi cloud scrolls, bats, crane medallions and Daoist emblems, above a lishui border and crashing waves tossed with flower vases and auspicious emblems.
109cm (43in) long.
Footnotes:
十九世紀中期 藍地緞綉蟒襖
For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com