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DONNINGTON PRIORY
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A blue silk gauze dragon
robe, jifu, late Qing, the
rich blue gauze ground
embroidered in counted
stitch using gilt wrapped
threads, depicting nine
dragons in pursuit of
flaming pearls, amid
vaporous clouds and
above a tall lishui border,
the border bands and cuff
embroidered en suite on a
black ground
清 蓝地金缂云龙纹纹
吉服
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£600-800
75
A silk badge for a fifth rank
official, 19th century, finely
embroidered in gold, white and
blue thread thread with the silver
pheasant, standing on the mythical
mountain, amid flowers and trees,
above crashing waves and below
vaporous clouds, 30x32cm, framed
and glazed
清十九世纪 盘金五品
£200-300
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