CHINESE SILK DAMASK AND EMBROIDERED SHORT LADY'S COAT, QING DYNASTY, AND A LATER EMBROIDERED COLLAR

CHINESE SILK DAMASK AND EMBROIDERED SHORT LADY'S COAT, QING DYNASTY, AND A LATER EMBROIDERED COLLAR the coat with applied white silk embroidered collar trim and sleeve bands, set on a woven patterned bluish-grey robe with oval floral roundels on keyfret ground, the applied cuffs and trim with further applied woven ribbon band, the jacket embroidered with floral still lifes in vases and sprays of finger citron and flowerheads, with black silk fastener at neck, the applied white silk tri with embroidered figures and flowers, l: 38 in.; together with a later deep blue silk collar formed of 19 overlapping petals each bordered with black silk, and embroidered with a pale blue stylized floral spray and couched gold thread ruyi motif at neck, lined with blue silk, each petal approx. 5 in. long (2)