Asian Art II - 16th May 2017

Lot 109

A CHINESE AUBERGINE COLOURED SILK COURT ROBE

Estimate £1,000 - £2,000 | Hammer £2800

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Description

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.