清十九世紀 黃緞盤金繡寶塔星辰五嶽紋降衣

of square cut, the back decorated with a pagoda within a flaming nimbus, enclosed within a circle and surrounded by symbols representing the sun, moon, abodes of the 'Three Pure Ones', celestial bodies and phoenix, the outer field worked with symbols of the five holy mountains, clouds, cranes, phoenix and lotus, all against a couched gold net-ground, enclosed within borders of auspicious animals and clouds edged with strips of silver-foiled paper

紐約蘇富比1988年10月19日，編號78

There are some scattered loose threads, and minor losses to the silvered paper, most noticeable in the border enclosing the central medallion on the back. A minor stain on the interior lining. Overall the robe is in good condition.
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An almost identical robe in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, London is illustrated in Verity Wilson, 'Cosmic Raiment: Daoist Traditions of Liturgical Clothing', Orientations, May 1995, p. 42 and 45, figs. 1 and 4, and another almost identical robe of a different color but same design was sold in these rooms, 7th and 8th April 1988, lot 100.