Page 254 - Christie's London Fine Chinese Ceramics Nov. 2019

PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE ASIAN COLLECTOR
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AN EMBROIDERED BLUE-GROUND 'DRAGON' ROBE, MANGPAO
19TH CENTURY
The blue ground is worked in couched gold thread on the front and back with
fve-clawed dragons confronting faming pearls amongst clouds, fre scrolls,
bats, cranes and other auspicious emblems. The lishui stripe at the hem is
tossed with the bajixiang, the Eight Buddhist Emblems.
54º in. (137.8 cm.) long; 83Ω in. (212 cm.) wide
£6,000-10,000 US$7,500-12,000
€6,800-11,000
PROVENANCE:
Private Asian Collection, acquired from a London dealer in Hong Kong, prior
to 1998.
The present lot may be compared with the blue-ground dragon robe from the
Bass Museum of Art sold at Christie's New York, 17-18 March 2016, lot 1383.

清十九世紀 藍地金龍戲珠紋蟒袍
來源:
亞洲私人珍藏, 1998年前在香港購自倫敦古董商

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