Important Chinese Art
Important Chinese Art
A brown-ground 'dragon' kesi robe, jifu Qing dynasty, 18th century | 清十八世紀 駝色緙絲八吉祥雲蝠九龍吉服袍
Auction Closed
April 22, 07:57 AM GMT
Estimate
600,000 - 800,000 HKD
Lot Details
Description
A brown-ground 'dragon' kesi robe, jifu
Qing dynasty, 18th century
清十八世紀 駝色緙絲八吉祥雲蝠九龍吉服袍
decorated in multi-coloured threads against a brown ground with nine writhing five-clawed dragons, one on the inner flap, soaring amidst cloud scrolls and chasing flaming pearls, interspersed with bats and anbaxian, all above cresting waves and lishui stripe at the hem
146 by 217 cm
A French banking family collection, assembled from the late 19th century to the 1930s, by repute.
傳法國銀行家族收藏，十九世紀末至1930年間入藏