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A RARE IMPERIAL EMBROIDERED YELLOW-GROUND
‘TWELVE SYMBOLS’ DRAGON ROBE, JIFU
19th century
Exquisitely embroidered in gold-wrapped silk thread with a fretwork
lattice and nine five-clawed dragons confronting ‘flaming pearls’ amidst
dense multi-coloured ruyi clouds interspersed with coral-red flying
bats, the ground densely and finely embroidered over the front, back
and inside the front fold with the Twelve Symbols of Imperial Authority
in three groups of four beginning with the sun, moon, constellation and
mountains around the neck; the axe head, fu symbol, paired dragons
and pheasant around the upper body of the robe; and the waterweed,
pair of sacrificial vessels, flame and grain above the terrestrial diagram
with lishui stripe at the hem, with dark-blue-ground cuffs, collar and
sleeve bands embroidered with further dragons and clouds.
138cm (54 1/4in) from top of collar to bottom of robe;
240cm (94 1/2in) wide across the sleeves when fully extended

HK$1,000,000 - 1,500,000
US$130,000 - 190,000
十九世纪 明黃緞繡五彩金龍十二章紋吉服袍

Provenance:
Christie’s London, 14 May 2013, lot 93

來源：
倫敦佳士得，2013年5月14日，拍品編號93

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