EMBROIDERED SUMMER DRAGON ROBE, CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY

Summer robe of silk gauze, entirely hand embroidered w/ nine five-clawed dragons, horseshoe cuff, trim edged w/ woven metallic ribbon & 8-strand couched gold paper-wrapped embroidered trim, sleeves embroidered w/ silk floss interrupted stripes, pierced lantern buttons, early 20th c, CH 54”, W 62”, L 50” (0.75” hole RT SH, scattered loose embroidery threads & exposed metallic wrapped cord, some unwoven threads SLVS, disc. int. cuffs, tarnished silver threads) Very good