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19TH-20TH CENTURY

十九/二十世紀杏地繡花卉蝴蝶紋女袍兩件及馬面裙一件
comprising an informal robe with neatly embroidered butterflies in a multitude of colors, flitting between borders of similarly embroidered black edging; a coat embroidered with satin stitches of peony and lotus and variegated shades of blue; and a apron skirt with similar motifs worked in satin and needle loop embroidery.

Length of longest from back of collar to hem 54 7/8 in., 140 cm.

Property from a Private Chicago Estate

Longest pit to pit 60.7 cm.
The jacket length back of collar to hem 90 x pit to pit 60.2 cm.

The informal robe in overall good and complete condition, one large stain on the front of the robe. Various folding creases.
The jacket smaller coat in overall decent condition. Three stains on the surface. Some areas of discoloration. Wear and loose threads on the shoulders and the arm pits. Minor soiling on the inside. Some small tears on the inside of the collar.
The skirt in overall decent condition. All embroidered decoration complete. Moderate wear and soiling on the waist, Two tears on the front of the skirt. Some soiling on the interior lining.

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Annie Wu

Senior Vice President, Head of Department, Asian Art

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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.

Flora Zhang

Specialist, Asian Works of Art

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Megan Sadler

Associate Specialist, Asian Works of Art

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