A RARE KESI 'DRAGON' SURCOAT, BUFU, QIANLONG-JIAQING PERIOD (1736-1820)
A RARE KESI 'DRAGON' SURCOAT, BUFU
QIANLONG-JIAQING PERIOD (1736-1820)
The surcoat is woven with roundels of dragons and shou characters superimposed on cloud clusters interspersed with bats suspending double peaches and wan emblems.
47 1/8 in. (119 cm.) long x 68 ¾ in. (174.6 cm.) wide
Provenance
John Eric Riis, Atlanta, March 2006.
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF AN AMERICAN GENTLEMAN
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A RARE KESI 'DRAGON' SURCOAT, BUFU
QIANLONG-JIAQING PERIOD (1736-1820)
The surcoat is woven with roundels of dragons and shou characters superimposed on cloud clusters interspersed with bats suspending double peaches and wan emblems.
47 1/8 in. (119 cm.) long x 68 ¾ in. (174.6 cm.) wide
Provenance
John Eric Riis, Atlanta, March 2006.
PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF AN AMERICAN GENTLEMAN