Late Qing Dynasty Chinese Summer Dragon Robe, Jifu. Photo courtesy Waterford’s Art & Antiques Auctioneers

of blue silk gauze embroidered in colored silks and couched in gold thread, with nine five clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls amid clouds, cranes and emblems, above a lishui stripe, the black horseshoe cuffs and trimmings similarly worked; appx. 54 in. H. Estimated Price: $5,000 - $7,000

Provenance: From a New Hampshire Collection.

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