Two blue-ground silk embroidered 'dragon' robes, Late Qing dynasty

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March 24, 02:49 PM GMT

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2,000 - 3,000 USD

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Two blue-ground silk embroidered 'dragon' robes

Late Qing dynasty

清末藍地繡金龍祥雲八寶紋吉服袍兩件

one modified into a robe tied at the waist (2)

Height of unmodified robe 55⅞ in., 142 cm; Width 77½ in., 196.8 cm

Collection of Alexander Frederick Reichmann (1858-1938), acquired in China in the late 19th century, and thence by descent.