BEAUTIFUL ANTIQUE CHINESE 11 DRAGONS EMBROIDERED A NOBLE FORMAL COURT ROBE(CH’AO FU), WHICH AVOLVED FROM MANCHU NATIONAL COSTUME, ON A IMPERIAL MERIGOLD AND BLACK SILK MATERIAL FINELY EMBROIDERED USING GOLD , SILVER , BLUE AND BLACK THREAD COUCHING. THE ROBE FEATURES 7 4-CLAWS DRAGONS CHASING THE FLAMING PEARLS, 2 PHOENIX , 2 MEDALLIONS WITH A RABBIT AND ROOSTER WITH ALL SURROUNDED BY THE EMBROIDERED BUDDHIST SYMBOLS AND FLOWERS IN GOLD, SILVER , BLUE AND BLACK STITCHES. THE LEFT, RIGHT AND BOTTOM BLACK SILK BORDER WITH 4 4-CLAWS DRAGONS CHASING A FLAMING PEARLS , BATS AND FLOWERS WITH A BUDDHIST SYMBOLS, BIRDS AND WAVES, WHICH REPRESENTS LONGEVITY AT THE VERY BOTTOM. THE SLEEVES ARE FEATURES A DRAGONS , BATS, SWASTIKA SYMBOLS ON THE MERIGOLD AND BLACK SILK. THE COLLAR REPRESENTS A TIGER, DRAGON AND SYMBOLS EMBROIDERED IN THE SILVER STITCHES. THE ROBE IS MOUNTED AND FRAMED IN BEAUTIFUL FRAME WITH IN MERIGOLD SILK WITH DEEP BLUE SILK TRIM. ROBE HAS BEED ADHERED AND SEWN TO MOUNT. SOME FOLDS HAVE BEEN FIXED TO. CONDITION GOOD;SLIGHT DISCOLORATIONAND MINOR LOSS OF THREADING AT SLEEVE CUFF AND HEM. 63″ H x 75″W x 3DEEP. EXTRIMELY FINELY WORKED PIECE. VERY GOOD ANTIQUE CONDITION OVERALL, CONSIDERING AN OLD AGE OF THE PIECE. USE THE PICTURES AS A PART OF THE CONDITION REPORT. THIS EMBROIDERED ROBE MAKES A BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY AND WILL BE VALUABLE ADDITION TO ANY COLLECTION. The item “CHINESE OLD DYNASTY PALACE EMBROIDERED 11 DRAGONSSILK EMPEROR, ROBE FRAMED” is in sale since Wednesday, March 18, 2015. This item is in the category “Antiques\Asian Antiques\China\Robes & Textiles”. The seller is “silkboxing” and is located in Renton, Washington. This item can be shipped to United States.
- Color: MARIGOLD AND BLACK
- Type: EMBROIDERED 11 DRAGONS ROBE
- Primary Material: SILK
- Age: 1800-1849
- Region of Origin: China
- Original/Reproduction: Original
