A CHINESE AUBERGINE COLOURED SILK COURT ROBE
A CHINESE AUBERGINE COLOURED SILK COURT ROBE, JIFU
QING DYNASTY
Woven with Buddhist emblems and geometric designs, together with a dark blue surcoat and a black jacket, 208cm. (3)
Provenance: acquired by John Russell Reeves (1804-1877), son of John Reeves (1774-1856) after his arrival in Canton in 1827, and thence by descent.