A Chinese Blue Gauze Summer Dragon Robe, Ji Fu, probably Qing Dynasty (1644-1911). Photo courtesy Neal Auction Company

worked in counted stitch and couched gold threads with nine five-clawed dragons in pursuit of the flaming pearl amid clouds and auspicious emblems above a lishui stripe and terrestrial diagram at the hem, matching collar and horsehoof cuffs, black sleeve extensions, length 49 1/2 in., width 77 1/8 in. Estimate  $8,000 - $12,000

Neal Auction Company. April 25, 2014, 12:00 PM CST. New Orleans, LA, USA - http://www.invaluable.com/