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AN OTTOMAN EMBROIDERED RED
VELVET TUNIC
19th century
With full skirt and double arm openings, richly
woven in metallic thread with entwined foliate
and scrolling linear designs.
128cm (50.1/2in) long.
£800 - 1,200
CNY6,900 - 10,000 HK$8,000 - 12,000
490
A BLUE GROUND DRAGON ROBE, JIFU
19th-20th century
Worked in gold thread with nine five-clawed
dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls amidst
shou roundels and auspicious emblems,
on a lattice ground enclosing swastika and
flowerhead motifs, above foaming waves
crashing against rockwork and a border of
lishui stripes. 140cm (55in) long.
£800 - 1,200
CNY6,900 - 10,000 HK$8,000 - 12,000
490
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