A Pink Ground Embroidered Silk Lady's Robe

19TH CENTURY

清晚期深粉红色綉百蝶蘭花暗花綢衬衣
tailored with pink silk delicately embroidered in multicolored floss with a profusion of butterflies shown in profile and with wide-spreading wing, interspersed with bursts of floral sprigs. The ruyi shaped side vents, hem, cuff, low collar and side closure bordered with cream and black ground trim, each richly decorated with further butterflies and botanicals.

Length from collar to hem 50 x width across chest 26 in., 127 x 66 cm.

Property from a Private Collector, Florida

The structural integrity sound. Fading and color los to the top yoke region, as indicated in additional photos available upon request. Separation and unraveling at the trim, particularly at the side vents, as well as minor tears at the collar. Toggles and buttons intact.

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Ms. Wu joined the firm in 2014, after working as a specialist in the Asian Works of Art Department of an East Coast auction house. She researches, appraises, and sells Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Indian, and South East Asian works of art, including jades, bronzes, ceramics, paintings, armor, and furniture. Throughout her career, Ms. Wu has achieved record prices for several prominent estates and collections, including the Estate of Frank G. Mertes, Sr., Winona, Minnesota; the Chinese Painting Collection of Ms. Yuan Jiaying and Mr. Li Guoyuan, Chicago; the Estate of Hisazo Nagatani, Chicago, and the Asian Art Collection deaccessioned from the Strong Museum of Play, Rochester, New York.

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