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TWO HAN LADY’S EMBROIDERED SILK INFORMAL ROBES
Late 19th century
Each with low standing collars, wide sleeves, right side opening
and ivory ground silk bands along the edges bordered with woven
ribbon; the blue robe embroidered with narrative scenes of figures
in landscapes; the red robe with figural roundels against a ground of
flowers and butterflies.
40 1/4in (102.2cm) and 39 1/4in (99.7cm) long
$3,000 - 5,000
十九世紀晚期 緞繡山水人物紋女襖兩件
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A WOMAN’S KESI AND EMBROIDERED SILK COURT VEST,
XIAPEI
Late 19th century
Made with a front opening, the front and back secured at the sides
by woven ribbons and applied with a kesi civil second rank golden
pheasant badge, embroidered in gold-wrapped thread and satin
stitch with a floral ruyi cloud collar above and five-clawed dragons
below, all amidst pairs of rank badge birds, clouds and auspicious
emblems, the pointed hems decorated with lishui borders and hung
with ‘cash’ netting suspending silk tassels.
43in (109.2cm) long
$1,500 - 2,000
十九世紀末 石青地繡龍紋緙絲二品錦雞補命婦霞帔
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