Lot 1213. A coral-ground embroidered 'dragon' robe (jifu), Qing dynasty, 19th century. Height 44 1/4  in., 112.4 cm. Estimate $5,000 - $7,000. Sold: $6,250. © Sotheby's

the silk couched in gold-wrapped threads with eight five-clawed dragons surrounded by colorful ruyi clouds, bats, babao, and shou characters, all above lishui stripes and waves, bordered at the collar and chest with the same embroidered fabric, the sleeves trimmed with pale blue-green silk embroidered with scholarly and auspicious objects, lined with sage-green silk.

Provenance: Linda Wrigglesworth, London, 2007.

Sotheby's. Saturday at Sotheby's: Asian Art, New York, 18 March 2017