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A Chinese 'Kesi' weave multicoloured Mandarins dragon robe, long-pao, Qing Dynasty, late 19th century, woven with gold thread nine five-clawed dragons chasing the pearl of wisdom, the clouds are interspersed with gold shou long life symbols, original horse-shoe shaped cuffs and neck band of running dragons, finely woven with various coloured silk thread including the famous aniline purple, a statement of the later Qing court and worn by a high rank Mandarin of the court, cuff to cuff 209cm and hem to neck 140cm Provenance: From the collection of the author Mrs J.C. Cooper 1905 - 1999 (author of An Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Traditional Symbols and Taoism: The Way of the Mystic amongst other books). The daughter of a Director of the Chinese Inland Mission, she was born in northern China in 1905 and went to school in China and England before studying Philosophy at St Andrew’s University, Scotland. She became a lecturer in Philosophy, Comparative Religion and Symbolism. Her later years were spent as an author writing from her remote home in the Lake District. During her childhood travels, the family collected many Chinese artefacts including this group of costumes.清19世纪晚期 绀青地缂丝龙袍拍品来源:J.C. Cooper女士(《传统纹样及道教》一书作者)私人收藏