Asian Art II - 2nd July 2020
Lot 590
A CHINESE BLUE-GROUND EMBROIDERED SILK 'NINE DRAGON' ROBE LATE QING DYNASTY The dragons picked...
Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £2200
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A CHINESE BLUE-GROUND EMBROIDERED SILK 'NINE DRAGON' ROBE
LATE QING DYNASTY
The dragons picked out in gold thread, the scaly beasts chase flaming pearls amidst clouds, cranes, bats and the Anbaxian, all above a raging sea and lishui waves, 215cm across, 139cm long.
Provenance: from an English private collection, Hampshire.