A Chinese Orange Ground Embroidered Silk Theatrical Dragon Robe
Status:
Closed
Estimate: $600 - $800
Estimate$600 – $800
Status
Closed
A Chinese Orange Ground Embroidered Silk Theatrical Dragon Robe
Mid-20th Century
tailored from deep permission silk with wide sleeves and a side closure, embroidered with polychrome and metallic threads to show writhing dragons.
Length from collar to hem 57 in., 144.78 cm.
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.
