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Lot 235
Sale 785 - Chinese and Southeast Asian Works of Art
Sep 24, 2020
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$800 -
1,200
Price Realized
$1,375
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
A Midnight Blue Ground Embroidered Silk Lady's Informal Robe
19TH CENTURY
清十九世紀 石青缎盘金绣团福壽萬代圖对襟女袍
embroidered in gilt wrapped thread to depict shou medallions enclosed by various gourds and entwined leafy vines, amongst scattered shou characters, the center of robe with a 'mandarin duck' rank badge, all reserved on a midnight blue ground above mountain peaks, crashing waves and lishui, the ivory ground cuffs embroidered with phoenix birds surrounded by further shou characters.
embroidered in gilt wrapped thread to depict shou medallions enclosed by various gourds and entwined leafy vines, amongst scattered shou characters, the center of robe with a 'mandarin duck' rank badge, all reserved on a midnight blue ground above mountain peaks, crashing waves and lishui, the ivory ground cuffs embroidered with phoenix birds surrounded by further shou characters.
Length 43 in., pit to pit 27 in., 109.2 cm., 68.6 cm.
Property from a Prominent Chicago Collection