Description: A noblewoman's coral-ground embroidered dragon robe Jifu late Qing dynasty
the silk ground embroidered with nine golden dragons pursuing flaming pearls among scrolling clouds, ribboned
bajixiang emblems, bats and flying cranes, a basket of fruits and flowers above lotus sprigs rising from the band of rocks and waves and a
lishui border
140 cm long, 195 cm wide
A turquoise-ground robe with similar wide horseshoe cuffs is illustrated by Linda Wrigglesworth and Gary Dickinson,
Imperial Wardrobe pl. 178
Compare with a turquoise-ground dragon robe dated to the Daoguang period, sold Sotheby's, London, 8 November 2017, lot 48