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PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ENGLISH COLLECTION

572

A DARK BLUE-GROUND EMBROIDERED LADIES ROBE
CIRCA 1900

The robe is embroidered with roundels enclosing butterfies, fowers,
and bats, all above foaming waves with scattered auspicious objects,
dragons and carps on lishui stripes. Together with: one green and one
ivory skirt, a blue jacket, and a pair of maroon trousers.

(5)

£1,000-1,500 $1,500-2,200
€1,300-1,900

PROVENANCE:

Collection of Claude Delaval Cobham (1842-1915) and then by
descent.

約1900年 石青地繍團花蝶紋女袍及紡織品 一
組五件 來源：英國私人珍藏， Claude Delaval
Cobham (1842-1915)舊藏，由家族珍藏至今

572

VARIOUS PROPERTIES

573

A BLUE-GROUND SILK ‘DRAGON’ ROBE, JIFU
19TH CENTURY

The robe is decorated in gilt thread with nine fve-clawed dragons amongst
cloud scrolls, Buddhist emblems, bats and shou roundels above lishui stripes
and foaming waves.

£1,000-2,000 $1,500-2,900
€1,300-2,500

清十九世紀 石青地織錦雲龍紋吉服袍

574 No Lot

573

PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE ENGLISH
COLLECTION

575

A YELLOW-GROUND SILK
EMBROIDERED ‘DRAGON’ ALTAR
FRONTAL
LATE 19TH CENTURY

The frontal is decorated with a gilt front-facing
fve-clawed dragon surrounded by four striding
dragons amongst cloud scrolls above foaming
waves with Buddhist symbols. The upper frieze
is decorated with further dragons.
33 x 56æ in. (84 x 144 cm.)

£3,000-5,000 $4,400-7,200
€3,800-6,300

PROVENANCE:

Acquired by the vendor’s grandfather in the
early 1900s.

575 清十九世紀末 黃地雲龍紋桌帘
來源：英國私人珍藏，由現藏家祖
186 父於1900年代購入