A RARE CHINESE IMPERIAL EMBROIDERED DRAGON ROBE
A RARE CHINESE IMPERIAL EMBROIDERED DRAGON ROBE
The apricot silk ground is worked in couched gold thread and satin stitch on the front and back with nine five-clawed dragons confronting flaming pearls amidst ruyi-form clouds, bats, and cranes, all around a central beribboned basket of double peaches. The terrestrial diagram and lishui stripe at the hem and arms are both tossed with auspicious emblems. The robe is woven with nine dragons on a blue ground decorated with florets within gold quatrefoil borders, all interspersed with ruyi-shaped clouds, wan emblems, bats, peaches, peonies and lotus flowers above cresting waves and the lishui stripe.
Dimension: L. 205 cm. H. 130 cm.
Condition Report: Good Condition. Berkeley Auction Gallery provides condition reports as a courtesy to our clients and assumes no liability for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid, prior to placing a bid. Descriptions are our opinions and should in no way be construed as a guarantee of any kind as to age and condition. All transactions are governed by Berkeley Auction Gallery's Conditions of Sale.
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A RARE CHINESE IMPERIAL EMBROIDERED DRAGON ROBE
The apricot silk ground is worked in couched gold thread and satin stitch on the front and back with nine five-clawed dragons confronting flaming pearls amidst ruyi-form clouds, bats, and cranes, all around a central beribboned basket of double peaches. The terrestrial diagram and lishui stripe at the hem and arms are both tossed with auspicious emblems. The robe is woven with nine dragons on a blue ground decorated with florets within gold quatrefoil borders, all interspersed with ruyi-shaped clouds, wan emblems, bats, peaches, peonies and lotus flowers above cresting waves and the lishui stripe.
Dimension: L. 205 cm. H. 130 cm.
Condition Report: Good Condition. Berkeley Auction Gallery provides condition reports as a courtesy to our clients and assumes no liability for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging. Interested bidders are strongly encouraged to request a condition report on any lots upon which they intend to bid, prior to placing a bid. Descriptions are our opinions and should in no way be construed as a guarantee of any kind as to age and condition. All transactions are governed by Berkeley Auction Gallery's Conditions of Sale.
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