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PROPERTY FROM AN OLD HONG KONG COLLECTION
AN UNCUT EMBROIDERED FORMAL COURT
ROBE, JIFU
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

embroidered in couched gold thread with five-clawed
dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls amidst clouds and bats,
interspersed with the beribboned bajixiang, all against a blue
satin ground, the sleeves and hem decorated with crashing
waves and lishui bands, framed
191 cm, 75¼ in.
HK$ 60,000-80,000
US$ 7,700-10,300
Court robes were manufactured by official workshops
producing satins, gauzes and twills in Nanjing and
embroidered in official workshops in Suzhou. Each finished
but uncut section of an imperial robe was inspected before the
uncut yardage, such as the present lot, could be sent to the
silk store in the palace to be tailor-made as per the orders of
the imperial wardrobe. See a Qianlong period uncut apricot-
yellow silk court robe sold in our Paris rooms, 12th December
2017, lot 45.

清十九世紀 藍緞繡金龍八吉祥吉服袍料

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A CLOISONNE ENAMEL TRIPOD INCENSE
BURNER
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY

the compressed globular body raised on three lion legs, set
with mythical beast masks handles, decorated with lotus
sprays against a turquoise ground, fitted with a wood cover
surmounted by an agate lingzhi finial, wood stand and old
Japanese box
24.7 cm, 9¾ in.
PROVENANCE
A Japanese private collection.
HK$ 50,000-70,000
US$ 6,400-9,000
清十九世紀 掐絲琺瑯番蓮紋三足爐

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