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A blue silk ‘eight-drAgon’ robe,
320 jifu
Late Qing Dynasty
321 Woven in gold thread with sinuous coiled
124 | BoNHams dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls, amongst
cloud scrolls and above crashing waves,
together with two cream cotton under
garments.
135cm (53in) long. (3).

£500 - 800 HK$5,900 - 9,500
CNY4,700 - 7,600

The Property of a Lady.
Reputedly presented reputedly as a gift to the
vendor’s father, who was a medical missionary
in Yunnan during the 1930’s, and thence by
descent.

320
A red-ground silk robe
20th century
Woven with phoenix roundels amongst
scattered flower sprays and cloud motifs,
above rocks emerging from crashing waves
and a lishui striped border.
107cm (42in) long.

£600 - 1,000 HK$7,100 - 12,000
CNY5,700 - 9,500

321
A blue-ground formAl silk robe,
jifu
19th century
Embroidered in golden and multi-coloured
threads with eight coiled dragons amongst
clouds, flaming pearls, bajixiang, bats, large
flower-heads and Buddhist lions, all above
tumultuous waves breaking against rocks and
a typical linear hem pattern.
From neck to hem: 132cm (52in) long

£1,000 - 2,000 HK$12,000 - 24,000
CNY9,500 - 19,000