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A Chinese embroidered `Imperial` yellow silk coat and matching bag en-suite, circa 1930, the two
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A Chinese embroidered `Imperial` yellow silk coat and matching bag en-suite, circa 1930, the two constructed from an earlier ceremonial dragon robe, possibly first half 19th century the main body of the coat fashioned from six cut panels with applied narrow sleeves, the panels and sleeves worked with six various full and part dragon roundels, the back seam worked with a further roundel, each containing a gold thread five claw dragon chasing a flaming pearl amidst stylised clouds above formalised waves within a bat and scrolling border, the bright yellow ground worked with scattered light and dark shaded peach and blue peonies, the whole lined in black silk with an applied black fur stand up collar, the bag of rounded pouchette form applied to one side with a further dragon roundel, the opposing side with an appliqued fragment of yellow silk with cut shaded peach peonies on a black silk ground, the frame opening with black silk ruched decoration (2) `Long pao` or dragon robes constructed in yellow silk featuring the twelve Imperial symbols (the traditional dragon roundels) were historically only worn by an Empress or Empress Dowager. The coat in this lot features eight roundels possibly suggesting that it was constructed from a damaged robe where the remaining four roundels were discarded. For similar (unaltered) 18th and 19th century robes see `Imperial Wardrobe` by Gary Dickinson and Linda Wrigglesworth, 1990, p194-195. Length from collar to hem, 117cm, width across the shoulder blades, 52cm, length of sleeves, 62cm. The bag, 29cm wide. In good condition commensurate with age and with alterations, the embroidery with some fading, pulls and very minor losses, the fur collar with some losses to the pile to the crease at the neckline
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A Chinese embroidered `Imperial` yellow silk coat and matching bag en-suite, circa 1930, the two constructed from an earlier ceremonial dragon robe, possibly first half 19th century the main body of the coat fashioned from six cut panels with applied narrow sleeves, the panels and sleeves worked with six various full and part dragon roundels, the back seam worked with a further roundel, each containing a gold thread five claw dragon chasing a flaming pearl amidst stylised clouds above formalised waves within a bat and scrolling border, the bright yellow ground worked with scattered light and dark shaded peach and blue peonies, the whole lined in black silk with an applied black fur stand up collar, the bag of rounded pouchette form applied to one side with a further dragon roundel, the opposing side with an appliqued fragment of yellow silk with cut shaded peach peonies on a black silk ground, the frame opening with black silk ruched decoration (2) `Long pao` or dragon robes constructed in yellow silk featuring the twelve Imperial symbols (the traditional dragon roundels) were historically only worn by an Empress or Empress Dowager. The coat in this lot features eight roundels possibly suggesting that it was constructed from a damaged robe where the remaining four roundels were discarded. For similar (unaltered) 18th and 19th century robes see `Imperial Wardrobe` by Gary Dickinson and Linda Wrigglesworth, 1990, p194-195. Length from collar to hem, 117cm, width across the shoulder blades, 52cm, length of sleeves, 62cm. The bag, 29cm wide. In good condition commensurate with age and with alterations, the embroidery with some fading, pulls and very minor losses, the fur collar with some losses to the pile to the crease at the neckline
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