Asian Art I - 13th November 2013

Lot 48

A Chinese gauze formal dragon robe

Estimate £1,500 - £2,500 | Hammer £6000

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Description

A Chinese gauze formal dragon robe, jifu 19th century, decorated with a large confronting five-clawed dragon with a flaming pearl of wisdom, with smaller dragons, shou characters, bats and auspicious objects above crashing waves and rocks, all reserved on a maroon ground, with borders of key fret, 183cm across.

十九世紀  絳色緞彩綉趕珠龍紋福壽吉服