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CHINA
QING DYNASTY, late 19th CENTURY
Court dress (longpao) in brown silk
Embroidered in polychrome and gold thread with five-clawed dragons chasing pearls among clouds populated by bats and symbols of the Eight Taoist Immortals, above a band of lishui surmounted by tumultuous waves from which emerge sacred peaks and precious objects. Lined with brown silk.
Size: 121.5 x 138.5 cm
QING DYNASTY, late 19th CENTURY
Court dress (longpao) in brown silk
Embroidered in polychrome and gold thread with five-clawed dragons chasing pearls among clouds populated by bats and symbols of the Eight Taoist Immortals, above a band of lishui surmounted by tumultuous waves from which emerge sacred peaks and precious objects. Lined with brown silk.
Size: 121.5 x 138.5 cm