Asian Art - 14th November 2017
Lot 49
A CHINESE BLUE-GROUND 'NINE DRAGON' ROBE
Estimate £2,000 - £3,000 | Hammer £4200
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Description
A CHINESE BLUE-GROUND 'NINE DRAGON' ROBE, JIFU
LATE QING DYNASTY
Embroidered with gold and silver thread with nine dragons and auspicious things amongst clouds above waves, 210cm across.
Provenance: General Frank Swettenham by repute and thence by descent.