Lot 8143. A kesi-woven blue silk ground dragon robe, Late Qing dynasty. Sold for US$ 4,750 (€4,358). Photo Bonhams.

Woven in gilt-wrapped threads with nine dragons and a diamond-fretwork ground filled with flower heads and swastikas surrounding other auspicious symbols and a jeweled pendant pattern above the tall lishui border, the designs woven in colored threads with ink and polychrome-painted details, the collar bands and cuffs woven en suite in a what is now a faded russet ground. 52 1/2in (133.5cm) long

Bonhams. CHINESE, INDIAN AND HIMALAYAN WORKS OF ART AND PAINTINGS, 10 Dec 2015 10:00 PST - SAN FRANCISCO