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A BROWN EMBROIDERED SILK
‘DRAGON’ CHILD’S ROBE JIFU
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY
with nine dragons against a background of ruyi-shaped
clouds interspersed with ve of the ‘Eight Buddhist
Emblems,’ above terrestrial diagrams rising from roiling
waves, auspicious objects, spiraling clouds and vibrant
lishui stripe, the horsehoof sleeve and collar bands
edged with couched silver threads and brown brocade
Length 32⅜ in., 83 cm; Width 65 in., 165.1 cm
$ 3,000-5,000
㶭⋩ḅᶾ䲨ġġġ慔⛘三暚漵䲳䪍⫸⎱㚵
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893 893
894 A CORAL GROUND DAOIST ROBE JIANGYI
QING DYNASTY, LATE 19TH CENTURY
PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF MRS. WILLIARD LAMB
VELIE with a central pagoda inside a aming nimbus anked by two
confronted dragons, bordered by circles in spiraling couched
A BLUE EMBROIDERED SEMI FORMAL gold threads representing the twenty-eight constellations
SILK ‘DRAGON’ ROBE JIFU below three larger circles symbolizing the three heavens,
QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY sun cockerel and moon hare medallions above, along with
six dragon medallions amidst cloud whorls, cranes, owers
couched in gold-wrapped threads with nine ve-clawed and the ‘Eight Daoist Emblems,’ the black hem with cranes,
dragons, against a ground of dense clouds interspersed dragons and auspicious symbols
with bats and the ‘Eight Daoist Emblems,’ all surrounding Length 62¼ in., 158.5 cm; Width 75 in., 190.5 cm
a basket of peaches and narcissus, the sleeves and hem
bordered by a lishui stripe below clouds, churning waves $ 6,000-8,000
and terrestrial diagrams, the black collar band and cu s
decorated en suite, the sleeve extensions of midnight- 㶭⋩ḅᶾ䲨㛓ġġġ䍲䐂䲭⛘三⮞⟼㗇彘䲳旵堋
blue ribbed silk
Length 56½ in., 143.5 cm; Width 82 in., 208.2 cm 894
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PROVENANCE
Collection of Mrs. Willard Velie (1866-1961), Illinois,
acquired in Beijing circa 1900, and thence by descent.
Mrs. Velie was the granddaughter of the great American
industrialist, John Deere (1804-1886).
$ 3,000-5,000
㶭⋩ḅᶾ䲨ġġġ啵⛘三㘿ℓẁ暚漵䲳⎱㚵
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