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75 A Han Chinese ladies front
A Chinese orange silk brocade pelmet, Qing opening robe, Qing Dynasty,
Dynasty, with a scrolling edge made to frame circa 1870, dark grey blue silk
a large statue or a door way, the silk is woven woven with twinned dragon
for export hence the European floral flavour, roundels, edged with blue
with original cotton lining, the curling edge embroidery, ribbon borders and
is over decorated with auspicious emblems cream summer damask sleeve
75 embroidered in gold thread, early 19th century bands embroidered flowers and
silk, 190cm x 155cm auspicious emblems worked in
Pekin knot, hem to collar 103cm
清十九世纪早期 橘红地刺绣围幔 x cuff to cuff 134cm

£500-700 约清1870年 藏青地汉族女褂

£300-500

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A group of Chinese Mandarins court purses,
late Qing Dynasty, comprising: a bright blue
gourd-shaped purse with burgundy tassels,
embroidered with gold and silver symbols of
76 longevity, the purse 15cm high; a cream silk flap
An attractive Han Chinese pink damask silk skirt, Qing Dynasty, third quarter of 19th century, purse, with brightly coloured floral shaped ‘jewels’,
the tightly pleated side panels frame a flat panel front and back embroidered and decorated with approximately 8cm square; a burgundy spectacle 78
ribbons, original cotton waistband purse, with matching tassels, couched with a
large shou symbol, the purse 15.5cm high; a black
清 藕合地缎绣马面裙 silk kerchief purse, couched with a large long life
symbol and lishui pattern, 22cm high; a bright blue
£300-500 silk fan case, embroidered with grapes, 24cm long
and a pair of silk shoes, 16cm long (6)

Provenance:
From a private English collection by descent to
present owner.

All would have been worn by
the Mandarins on the formal
silk belt for different court
occasions. Purses were part
76 of the court regalia and
77 were mostly symbolic in
A fine Chinese blue ‘dragon’ robe, Jifu, Qing Dynasty, late 19th use recalling earlier Manchu
century, with a bright turquoise original lining, nine five-clawed times when pocket purses
dragons fly through the heavenly clouds chasing the pearls of had functions and were
wisdom, amongst other symbols of happiness and abundance, made of leather. 79
embroidered with a rich melody of gold and silver couched threads,
original collar and cuffs and gold thread striped extenders, all set 清 各式荷包等绣品一组
about a lishui hem line of water and wave pattern, original tailoring 六件
showing the late Qing style of narrowing the robes to a straighter 拍品来源：英国私人收藏
more fitted shape, 129cm collar to hem and 177cm cuff to cuff
£600-800
清十九世纪晚期 藏青地缎绣龙纹吉服袍

77 £1,500-2,500

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