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Provenance
The uncut yardage acquired by the art and fashion author Catharine
Oglesby (1895-after 1980) sometime before 1960;
then, by descent, to a family member who constructed the present
garment based on her own research
This robe shows only five of the twelve imperial symbols applied to
imperial yellow dragon robes. Also unusual is the seven-star dipper
constellation on the back of the garment that replaced the three-star
constellation used on the front of a twelve-symbol dragon robe. A very
similar and complete yellow robe, showing the five imperial symbols
identical to this lot, was sold in Bonhams, San Francisco sale 21820,
16 December 2014, lot 8253.
PROPERTY FROM VARIOUS OWNERS
952
A BLUE GLASS COURT NECKLACE, CHAOZHU
Qing dynasty
Comprising 108 beads separated by three large separator beads and
a fotou bead, suspending an oval pendant, the strand intersected by
three jinnian strands of ten beads each, further suspending tear drop-
shaped pendants. 952
23 1/2in (59.6cm) length
$3,000 - 5,000
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