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A RARE MIDNIGHT-BLUE CUT-VELVET
COURT WOMAN’S WINTER JACKET AND
A ‘PEONY’ SKIRT
19th century
Elegantly tailored with front, rear and side
vents, wide sleeves and the front overflap
closing to the right, the rich midnight-blue-
coloured silk velvet with raised nap finely cut
with a profusion of gourds, scrolling vines
and bats interspersed with Shou medallions,
with fuchsia lining, 152cm (59 7/8in) wide x
78cm (30 6/8in) long; together with a rare
coral-ground cut-velvet pleated Han Chinese
woman’s skirt, qun, Daoguang, finely tailored
with vibrant coral-coloured silk cut-velvet
depicting designs of bats and butterflies
fluttering amidst blossoming peonies and
springs of large peaches, all raised in a silk
nap on a paler coral ground, the ribbon and
black satin borders embroidered in satin stitch
with further colourful peonies, orchids, gourds
and Peking knot butterflies, the edgings in
blue-black satin lined in vibrant teal green
satin damask patterned with floral silk,
95.3cm (37 1/2in) long. (2).
£4,000 - 6,000
CNY36,000 - 54,000

十九世紀 藍色絲絨團壽紋大襟馬褂 及清道光
紅地織牡丹紋馬面裙 一組兩件
Provenance: an Australian private collection,
1995 (the jacket)
An American private collection, 1989 (the skirt)
Linda Wrigglesworth, London

來源：澳洲私人舊藏，1995年（馬褂）
美國私人舊藏，1989年（馬面裙）
倫敦Linda Wrigglesworth

Compare with a related blue-ground velvet
riding jacket, late Qing dynasty, in the Qing
Court Collection, Beijing, illustrated in The
Complete Collection of Treasures of the
Palace Museum. Costumes and Accessories
of the Qing Court, Shanghai, 2006, no.137.
See also a cut silk velvet informal woman’s
robe, late 19th century, illustrated by J.Vollmer,
Imperial Silks. Ch’ing Dynasty Textiles in the
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minneapolis MA,
2000, pp.540-541, no.229. Compare with
a related deep-red cut-velvet pleated skirt,
early 19th century, in the Minneapolis Institute
of Art, illustrated by J.Vollmer, Imperial Silks.
Ch’ing Dynasty Textiles in the Minneapolis
Institute of Arts, Minneapolis MS, 2000,
pp.638-639, no.282.

The Complete Collection of Treasures of the (detail)
Palace Museum. Costumes and Accessories
of the Qing Court, Shanghai, 2006, no.137.

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