Description: THREE CHINESE EMBROIDERED VESTMENT PIECES ON SILK 19th Century
1) Collar with embroidered gilt-thread dragons on a dark blue silk ground filled with ruyi, bats, and flaming pearls. Wave border. Diameter 13.5". Framed 16.5" square. 2) Pair of sleeve bands in Forbidden Stitch with gilt-thread highlights to phoenix and flower decoration. All on a white silk ground. Lengths 19". Framed 23" x 11". 3) Single fragment with bird and chrysanthemum design on a gray-green ground. 20" x 6". Framed 25.5" x 11".