Lot 3087. A rare Imperial brocaded black-ground semi-formal Dragon’ robe, jifu, Qing dynasty, Kangxi period; length 139 cm., 54 3/4  in . width 190.2 cm, 74 3/4  in. Estimate 1,200,000 — 1,800,000 HKD. Lot Sold: 1,480,000 HKD. Photo: Sotheby's.

the lustrous black satin ground embroidered with nine five-clawed gold-thread long dragons amidst colourful clouds, four grasping ‘flaming pearls,’ above crashing waves and a lishui border accented with ruyi heads, all outlined in gold thread, with matching black cuffs and a simple thin black-band collar, the blue lining later stamped near the collar with a theatre chop.

Provenance: Jon Eric Riis, Atlanta, Georgia.

Sotheby's. Fine Chinese Ceramics and Works of Art. Hong Kong, 08 Oct 2013