A Chinese Embroidered Silk Robe and Skirt
A Chinese Embroidered Silk Robe and Skirt. The blue-ground silk robe worked in satin stitch and Peking knot, depicting floral sprays and roundels of ladies in balustraded gardens; the red-ground silk skirt embroidered with birds and various flowers. {Robe: 43 1/2 inches (110.5 cm) long; skirt: 36 1/2 inches (92.7 cm) long}. Condition: The robe with areas of fraying and loss mostly to hems, light staining to the sleeves.
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A Chinese Embroidered Silk Robe and Skirt. The blue-ground silk robe worked in satin stitch and Peking knot, depicting floral sprays and roundels of ladies in balustraded gardens; the red-ground silk skirt embroidered with birds and various flowers. {Robe: 43 1/2 inches (110.5 cm) long; skirt: 36 1/2 inches (92.7 cm) long}. Condition: The robe with areas of fraying and loss mostly to hems, light staining to the sleeves.