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A Tibetan temple pelmet, A Han Chinese woman’s
18th and 19th century, informal coat, ao, late Qing,
consisting of a coral ground the blue coloured damask
silk band embroidered with finely woven with blooming
vajra symbols alternating with flowers, with black silk
lotus flowers, supporting silk borders, the sleeve bands
satin streamers with pointed embroidered in fine satin
ends, each composed of four stitch with garden scenes
silk woven panels with folded 137cm wide and 88cm high
over triangular ends, each em- 78
bellished with a tassel, 363cm 清大襟宽袖夹袄
wide and 80cm high
£200-300
£500-700
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A Manchu woman’s informal A Han Chinese woman
robe, changyi, late Qing informal coat, ao, late Qing,
dynasty, the emerald the cerise coloured damask
green silk damask, finely finely woven with the Eight
embroidered with butterflies Buddhist symbols, with an
hovering amid Peking knot unusual chain stitch border of
blooming peonies, in vibrant 79 endless knots alternating with
five colours, the collar and clouds, the ivory satin outer
cuffs with lotus flowers, border and the matching
peonies and geometric “ruyi” collar embroidered in
patterns, 115cm wide and fine satin stitch with figures
97cm high in garden settings, the blue
satin sleeve bands worked in
清 绿缎刺绣花卉蝴蝶氅衣 in raised, gold thread dragon
patterns
£300-500
清 大襟宽袖夹袄
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