A Set of Aubergine Satin Ground Embroidered Silk Lady's Robe and Skirt

LATE 19TH CENTURY/EARLY 20TH CENTURY

晚清-民國紫緞地繡牡丹仙鶴紋女袍及馬面裙一套
each worked in polychrome silk floss satin stitch embroidery against the deep satin ground. The jacket with a central tie and toggle closure at the front between crane roundels, with smaller floral roundels encircling the high collar. The wide cuffs and hem worked with peony flowerheads above a terrestrial diagram consisting of crashing waves against tall craggy peaks and a lishui stripe. The skirt with front and back panels worked en suite to the hem, with floral roundels of various sizes interspersed throughout.

Length of robe from collar to hem 35 1/4 in. x width across chest 22 in., 88.5 x 56 cm., length of skirt 41 in., 104 cm.

The skirt in two parts, can easily be reassembled by fixing button holes.

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A Set of Aubergine Satin Ground Embroidered Silk Lady's Robe and Skirt

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