清十九世紀晚期 紅緞繡鶴團花蝶紋夾袍

embroidered with eight medallions, each with a pair of cranes surrounded by and wide band of prunus sprigs and butterflies, the design repeated on the cuffs, collar and sleeve bands, edged in black and gold brocade, with terrestrial diagram and lishui border at the hem

James Acheson，《末代皇帝》服裝設計師，1987年
Sothebys.com，《Movie Memorabilia - The Last Emperor》，2002年6月18日

There is slight fading to the color and some minor scattered stains. The robe has possibly been relined and there is scattered fading and staining to the lining. The coached gold threads around the collar are loose, and there may be minor touch ups.
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An embroidered robe with a similar design is illustrated in Robert D. Jackson, Imperial Silks: Ch'ing Dynasty Textiles in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, vol. I, Minneapolis, 2000, no. 103. Kesi robes with similar design are illustrated ibid., nos.  97, 98, 101 and 102, and examples have sold in these rooms, 18th and 19th March 2014, lot 391, and 16th and 17th September 2014, lot 522.