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* LONG PAO' DRESS in silk embroidered with nine five-clawed dragons in gold thread, among stylized clouds and polychrome auspicious motifs, on a red background entirely embroidered with yellow thread Greek motifs, the lower part adorned with a wide band of lishui surmounted by waves from which emerge sacred peaks among auspicious symbols, the edges and sleeves underlined by a band decorated with dragons on a yellow Greek background. Lined with blue silk. (Some pulled threads, slight wear of the lining inside the sleeves, some discoloration of the lining). China, Qing period. A YELLOW GROUND WITH TWELVE SYMBOLS SILK EMBROIDERED DRAGON ROBE 'JI FU', CHINA, QING DYNASTY. HEIGHT. 143 CM (56 5/16 IN.) - WIDTH (AT SLEEVES) 208 CM (81 7/8 IN.).
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* LONG PAO' DRESS in silk embroidered with nine five-clawed dragons in gold thread, among stylized clouds and polychrome auspicious motifs, on a red background entirely embroidered with yellow thread Greek motifs, the lower part adorned with a wide band of lishui surmounted by waves from which emerge sacred peaks among auspicious symbols, the edges and sleeves underlined by a band decorated with dragons on a yellow Greek background. Lined with blue silk. (Some pulled threads, slight wear of the lining inside the sleeves, some discoloration of the lining). China, Qing period. A YELLOW GROUND WITH TWELVE SYMBOLS SILK EMBROIDERED DRAGON ROBE 'JI FU', CHINA, QING DYNASTY. HEIGHT. 143 CM (56 5/16 IN.) - WIDTH (AT SLEEVES) 208 CM (81 7/8 IN.).
