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An embroidered yellow silk dragon robe with twelve imperial symbols
Late Qing dynasty
Embroidered in brightly-hued silk and gilt-wrapped threads with nine dragons chasing flaming
pearls amid clouds further combined with baskets containing peaches, bats and Daoist
emblems along with the twelve symbols: the constellation, sun, moon and mountain around
the collar from front to back; the fu symbol and axe, aquatic grass and temple cups down
the front; a dragon and pheasant, flames and rice grains embroidered on the back, all above
a wide lishui border intricately detailed with additional auspicious objects; embroidered black
collar band and horseshoe cuffs en suite.
52 1/2 x 69in (133.4 x 175.3cm)
$30,000 - 50,000
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