Asian Art I - 17th May 2016
Lot 14
A CHINESE LADY'S SILK TUNIC AND SKIRT 19TH CENTURY The tunic embroidered with four-clawed dragons
Estimate £800 - £1,200 | Hammer £1000
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Description
A CHINESE LADY'S SILK TUNIC AND SKIRT
19TH CENTURY
The tunic embroidered with four-clawed dragons, birds, bats and cloud scrolls, and with rank badges in gold thread and coral depicting silver pheasants (for a fifth rank civil official), the skirt in the form of a pair of aprons, embroidered with five-clawed dragons and phoenix, 108cm high max.
Provenance: from the collection of Dr Richard Wolfendale L.R.C.P. and S. (Edin.)(1866-1921), and thence by family descent.