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A SILK EMBROIDERED WOMAN’S ROBE                                      A BLUE WOVEN SILK ROBE
19th/20th century                                                    19th century
Brightly embroidered with flower baskets on a pale blue ground of    The fabric woven with a dense pattern of clouds and the attributes of
scattered flowering and blossoming branches, the applied cream silk  the Eight Daoist Immortals, with a slit front and reverse, the sleeves
collars and hems woven with scenes of ladies in fenced, flowering    with horse hoof ends, the front panel fastened with reticulated gilt-
riverside gardens. 102cm (40in) long.                                metal toggles.
                                                                     137cm (54in) long
£800 - 1,000
CNY7,700 - 9,700                                                     £500 - 700
HK$9,400 - 12,000                                                    CNY4,800 - 6,800
                                                                     HK$5,900 - 8,200

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