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A silk brown-ground 'eight-dragon' robe, 19th century

A silk brown-ground 'eight-dragon' robe, 19th century. Photo courtesy Bonhams. The brown silk ground couched with gold-wrapped thread with a front-facing five-clawed dragon encircling the flaming pearl on the front and the back, each accompanied by two...

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2 janvier 2014

A kesi silk gold and blue-ground 'nine-dragon' robe, 19th century

A kesi silk gold and blue-ground 'nine-dragon' robe, 19th century. Photo courtesy Bonhams. Elaborately woven in bright gold thread with four front-facing five-clawed dragons each encircling a flaming pearl and five striding five-clawed dragons each clutching...

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2 janvier 2014

A kesi silk blue-ground 'nine-dragon' robe, 19th century

A kesi silk blue-ground 'nine-dragon' robe, 19th century. Photo courtesy Bonhams. The silk finely woven in gold-wrapped thread with nine five-clawed dragons each in pursuit of a flaming pearl, the front and back of the robe also with a tiered basket with...

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Tags: 19th century, kesi, 'nine-dragon' robe, silk blue-ground

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1 janvier 2014

An important Imperial silk 'Twelve-Symbol' yellow-ground robe, jifu, 19th century

An important Imperial silk 'Twelve-Symbol' yellow-ground robe, jifu, 19th century. Photo courtesy Bonhams. Superbly embroidered on the front and back in gold-wrapped silk thread with nine five-clawed dragons variously coiling and full faced below the...

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Tags: 19th century, Jifu, Imperial silk 'Twelve-Symbol' yellow-ground robe

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16 décembre 2013

A blue ground embroidered dragon robe with eight medallions of dragons, 19th century

A blue ground embroidered dragon robe with eight medallions of dragons, 19th century. Photo Bonhams. The deep blue satin garment worked in rich colors and with gilt-wrapped threads presenting eight roundels of dragons amid clouds, bats, and Daoist symbols,...

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Tags: 19th century, dragon robe

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16 décembre 2013

A yellow brocade woman's informal robe with embroidered bands, Late Qing dynasty

A yellow brocade woman's informal robe with embroidered bands, Late Qing dynasty. Photo Bonhams. The body of rich yellow brocade woven with diagonal bands of clouds re-cut from a different format; the ivory silk bands along the neck, right side opening,...

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Tags: Late Qing Dynasty, woman's informal robe

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16 décembre 2013

A rare partial suit of ceremonial armor with dragon decoration, Late Qing dynasty

A rare partial suit of ceremonial armor with dragon decoration, Late Qing dynasty. Photo Bonhams. Including a jacket with two detachable sleeves with horseshoe cuffs, paired shoulder guards and underarm gussets, a center flap and a left flap at the lower...

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Tags: Late Qing Dynasty, ceremonial armor, dragon decoration

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16 décembre 2013

A blue silk ground embroidered dragon robe, Late Qing dynasty

A blue silk ground embroidered dragon robe, Late Qing dynasty. Photo Bonhams. The dragons defined in couched gilt-wrapped threads surrounded by clouds, bats, and Buddhist symbols above mountain peaks rising from waves and a wide lishui border embroidered...

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Tags: dragon robe, Late Qing Dynasty

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16 décembre 2013

A blue silk ground embroidered dragon robe, Late 19th century

A blue silk ground embroidered dragon robe, Late 19th century. Photo Bonhams. Intricately embroidered in gilt-wrapped threads that form the nine dragons chasing flaming pearls amid cloud scrolls and auspicious emblems above a tall lishui border worked...

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Tags: dragon robe, late 19th century

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16 décembre 2013

A massive embroidered brocade panel, Late 18th-19th century

A massive embroidered brocade panel, Late 18th-19th century. Photo Bonhams. Impressively worked with pleasantly hued threads of various shades on a two-sectioned ivory ground, applying Peking knot technique, densely embroidered to the center with a large...

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Tags: late 18th-19th century, embroidered brocade panel

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