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AN IMPERIAL BLUE SILK BROCADE WEAVE COURT ROBE
AS A CHUBA
Late Kangxi/Yongzheng period Fine Chinese silks--either as bolts of silk yardage or tailored items--
Cut primarily from a 17th/18th Century imperial court robe jifu, the front were an important aspect of Chinese state diplomacy with Tibet and
and back of the garment featuring two massive four-clawed dragons its other neighbors. Fine woven and embroidered robes originally
coiling around the shoulders and striding amid clouds and flaming produced for the imperial household were often re-tailored in Tibet to
pearls, above two smaller dragons on the front and back over rolling suit local styles and regional fashions. With a dramatic principle dragon
waves issuing auspicious imagery along the hem, the cuffs and collar on the front and back of the robe, this early Qing robe also embraces
in matching black silk with woven gold floral motifs. the aesthetics of the Late Ming dynasty. For more on Qing court robes
56in (142cm) long and other textiles restyled in Tibet, see John Vollmer Silks for Throne
and Altars, Chinese Costumes and Textiles, Myrna Myers, Paris, 2003.
$8,000 - 12,000
康熙晚期/雍正 御製藍綢繡金龍紋吉服袍後改藏袍

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