CHINA - GUANGXU period (1875 - 1908) - Lot 158

Lot n° 158
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CHINA - GUANGXU period (1875 - 1908) - Lot 158
CHINA - GUANGXU period (1875 - 1908) Ceremonial outfit (Chao pao) in yellow silk embroidered with gold and polychrome thread of five-clawed dragons, depicted in front or in profile among clouds, above a band of lishui and sacred peaks. The lower part is embroidered with dragons and medallions of front-facing dragons. The twelve imperial emblems (Shi er zhang) are embroidered respectively on the upper and lower parts of this robe: eight motifs are embroidered on the upper part, and four on the lower part. Cotton lining. (Lots of wear, stains and accidents). Provenance: French Parisian Aristocratic Collection.
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