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A BURGUNDY-GROUND WOVEN SILK ‘NINE-DRAGON’ ROBE, A PURPLE SILK EMBROIDERED ‘NINE DRAGON’ ROBE, JIFU
JIFU 19th century
19th century Decorated in couched gold threads with nine writhing, five-clawed
The long-sleeved Summer robe woven with nine dragons amidst dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls amongst scattered Daoist
clouds, scattered Buddhist emblems and precious objects above emblems, bats and cloud scrolls, above foaming waves tossed with
a lishui wave band, all on a light-weight silk ground with similarly auspicious objects and a lishui stripe hem. 133cm (52 3/8in) long
embroidered designs on black to the collar and ‘horse-hoof’ cuffs,
lined to the interior at the hems and edges only. 130cm (51 1/4in) £800 - 1,200
long HK$8,500 - 13,000
CNY7,100 - 11,000
£1,500 - 2,000
HK$16,000 - 21,000
CNY13,000 - 18,000

For details of the charges payable in addition to the final Hammer Price of each Lot
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