AN EXTREMELY RARE GOLD, SILVER AND BLUE KESI DRAGON ROBE, JIFU
DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-1850)
AN EXTREMELY RARE GOLD, SILVER AND BLUE KESI DRAGON ROBE, JIFU DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-1850) Exceptionally finely woven in the split weave technique with the prescribed nine five-clawed dragons clutching flaming pearls on the front and back panels hovering above the terrestrial diagram and lishui stripe at the hem, amidst cloud clusters picked out in three tones of gold and silver thread interspersed with various auspicious beribboned Buddhist emblems including the conch, the lotus, the endless knot, the umbrella and the vase, reserved on an intricate wan -fret and lattice ground, with gold brocade borders, some of the details finely painted, the dragons in gold and the details of the flames and ribbons and turbulent wave border picked out in coral, peacock green and three colors of gold and silver against a marine-blue ground, the collar, lapel and cuffs woven in black with dragons, clouds and water motifs, the sleeve extensions of black striped brocade 54½ in. (138.4 cm.) long x 81.5 in. (207 cm.) across
AN EXTREMELY RARE GOLD, SILVER AND BLUE KESI DRAGON ROBE, JIFU
DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-1850)
AN EXTREMELY RARE GOLD, SILVER AND BLUE KESI DRAGON ROBE, JIFU DAOGUANG PERIOD (1821-1850) Exceptionally finely woven in the split weave technique with the prescribed nine five-clawed dragons clutching flaming pearls on the front and back panels hovering above the terrestrial diagram and lishui stripe at the hem, amidst cloud clusters picked out in three tones of gold and silver thread interspersed with various auspicious beribboned Buddhist emblems including the conch, the lotus, the endless knot, the umbrella and the vase, reserved on an intricate wan -fret and lattice ground, with gold brocade borders, some of the details finely painted, the dragons in gold and the details of the flames and ribbons and turbulent wave border picked out in coral, peacock green and three colors of gold and silver against a marine-blue ground, the collar, lapel and cuffs woven in black with dragons, clouds and water motifs, the sleeve extensions of black striped brocade 54½ in. (138.4 cm.) long x 81.5 in. (207 cm.) across
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