Robe en soie bleue tissée, kesi Chine, Dynastie Qing, XIXE siècle

à décor d'un dragon à cinq griffes tissée de fils d'or à la poursuite de la perle enflammée dans des nuages stylisés, entouré de chauves-souris, emblèmes bouddhistes survolant les trois terrasses émergeant des flots tumultueux

There are scattered areas of loss and loose bits of the design over the back and front of the robe as well as the arms. Some of the kesi may also have been reinforced or supported from the back at a later stage. There is also some overall wear to the gold thread of the gold kesi design elements, particularly to the body of the dragon at the front.
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