AN EMBROIDERED SILK LADY'S INFORMAL COURT ROBE China,...
AN EMBROIDERED SILK LADY'S INFORMAL COURT ROBE
China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
The robe is finely worked in red satin stitch and Peking knot with eight medallions of cranes encircled by ruyi bats flying amidst ruyi shaped clouds in shades of white, blue, red, pink, purple and green, above a wide lishui waves and sacred peak stripe tossed with auspicious emblems (some of “The Eight Treasures of Buddhism). The sleeves are decorated with similar motifs.
H: 140 cm
Notes:
1. Compare with a very closely related robe described as a “Birthday” or a “Ceremonial” robe preserved in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of New York (The Met), The United States of America, under accession number 49.32.125.
2. Also compare with a related robe offered at Christie’s New York, 2015/09/15, lot 218, sold for USD12.500 BP incl.
丝绸刺绣女士宫廷长袍
中国,晚清时期,19世纪
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AN EMBROIDERED SILK LADY'S INFORMAL COURT ROBE
China, Qing Dynasty, 19th century
The robe is finely worked in red satin stitch and Peking knot with eight medallions of cranes encircled by ruyi bats flying amidst ruyi shaped clouds in shades of white, blue, red, pink, purple and green, above a wide lishui waves and sacred peak stripe tossed with auspicious emblems (some of “The Eight Treasures of Buddhism). The sleeves are decorated with similar motifs.
H: 140 cm
Notes:
1. Compare with a very closely related robe described as a “Birthday” or a “Ceremonial” robe preserved in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of New York (The Met), The United States of America, under accession number 49.32.125.
2. Also compare with a related robe offered at Christie’s New York, 2015/09/15, lot 218, sold for USD12.500 BP incl.
丝绸刺绣女士宫廷长袍
中国,晚清时期,19世纪