Fine Chinese Paintings and Works of Art - 17th May 2022
Lot 424
A CHINESE SILK BROCADE BUDDHIST PRIEST'S ROBE
Estimate £500 - £1,000 | Hammer £700
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Description
A CHINESE SILK BROCADE BUDDHIST PRIEST'S ROBE, KESA
18TH CENTURY
Sewn from sections of dark blue silk, brocaded with scaly four-clawed dragons amidst swirling clouds and auspicious objects, divided by six vertical borders, the interior lined with dark blue silk, 180cm x 103cm.
Provenance: formerly the collection of Ricardo Rivera Schreiber (1892-1969), Peruvian Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1954-63), to Italy (1944-46), to Spain (1943-44) and Minister Plenipotentiary to China and Japan (1936-41), and thence by descent.