AN IMPERIAL YELLOW KESI TWELVE SYMBOL 'DRAGON ROBE', LONGPAO GUANGXU PERIOD (1875-1908) The kesi ground is woven in shades of blue, violet, red, pink and gold threads with nine five-clawed dragons clutching or confronting flaming pearls amidst clusters of ruyi -shaped clouds interspersed with bats, shou characters, and auspicious emblems. The Twelve Symbols of Imperial Authority are arranged in three groups of four: the sun, the moon, constellation and mountain around the neck; the fu symbol, axe, paired dragons, and golden pheasant around the body; and the pair of libation cups, aquatic grass, grains of millet and flames, all reserved on a bright yellow ground above the Eight Buddhist Emblems rising from the terrestrial diagram and lishui stripe at the hem; with midnight-blue cuffs and collar decorated with further dragons and clouds. The interior of the garment is stamped with a Vatican stamp dated 4 Giu. (June) 1955. 56 in. (142.2 cm.) long, 85 ¾ in. (217.8 cm.) wide Provenance Sotheby's New York, 23 March 2004, lot 553.
AN IMPERIAL YELLOW KESI TWELVE SYMBOL 'DRAGON ROBE', LONGPAO GUANGXU PERIOD (1875-1908) The kesi ground is woven in shades of blue, violet, red, pink and gold threads with nine five-clawed dragons clutching or confronting flaming pearls amidst clusters of ruyi -shaped clouds interspersed with bats, shou characters, and auspicious emblems. The Twelve Symbols of Imperial Authority are arranged in three groups of four: the sun, the moon, constellation and mountain around the neck; the fu symbol, axe, paired dragons, and golden pheasant around the body; and the pair of libation cups, aquatic grass, grains of millet and flames, all reserved on a bright yellow ground above the Eight Buddhist Emblems rising from the terrestrial diagram and lishui stripe at the hem; with midnight-blue cuffs and collar decorated with further dragons and clouds. The interior of the garment is stamped with a Vatican stamp dated 4 Giu. (June) 1955. 56 in. (142.2 cm.) long, 85 ¾ in. (217.8 cm.) wide Provenance Sotheby's New York, 23 March 2004, lot 553.
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