A red-ground 'dragon' robe, jifu Qing dynasty, 19th century | 清十九世紀 紅地緞繡金龍雲壽紋吉服袍

Property from a French private collection

A red-ground 'dragon' robe, jifu

Qing dynasty, 19th century

embroidered with nine dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls amidst scrolling clouds with bats suspending wan symbols and shou character roundels, all above cresting waves and a lishui border, the collar and cuffs embroidered with dragons and bats among clouds

136 x 182 cm, 53½ by 71⅝ in.

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Robe en soie rouge brodée à décor de dragons, dynastie Qing, XIX^E siècle

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法國私人收藏

清十九世紀 紅地緞繡金龍雲壽紋吉服袍

136 x 182 公分， 53½x 71⅝英寸