the pale yellow ground robe couched with eight gilt-thread five clawed dragons amid shou characters and auspicious symbols and silk embroidered clouds, flaming pearls, bats and flowers, all above a wave and lishui border with further gilt-thread couching, with collar, cuffs and hem of gilt-thread ground and turquoise embroidered borders, side opening, with orange lining 130cm high, 168cm wide Provenance: Private Collection, London