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of wide short section, the apricot ground of plain weave finely embroidered utilizing gilt-wrapped threads as a background of toothed hatches against large dragon roundels worked with couched scales and details, including ruyi cloud borders in polychrome floss surrounded by a multitude of spirited boys and outlined double-gourds worked to each edge in a palette of blues with truncated flower petals; all above a terrestrial diagram and wide gilt stripe reserving zodiac roundels. Lined in blue silk and finished with black ground edging at the side closure and before the cream cuffs decorated with dense floral scrolls.