China, mid-19th century. The summer weave silk embroidered with sinuously coiled dragons chasing flaming pearls amid lingzhi-shaped clouds and flying bats over crashing waves and lotus flowers, all picked out in bold shades of blue, red, yellow, green, and white silk and gold thread on a midnight blue ground.Provenance: British private collection. Condition: Superb condition with minor wear to buttons and edges as well as very few loose threads.Dimensions: Size 140 x 201 cmAuction result comparison: Compare with a closely related robe at Christie's London in Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles on 13 May 2011, lot 1012, sold for GBP 20,000.清代朝服 中國,十九世紀中期。夏季朝服上繡有蜿蜒曲折的龍,在如意祥雲層中戲珠;海水紋上飛舞著蝙蝠。用色大膽,藍色、紅色、黃色、綠色和白色和金色絲線,午夜藍色為地。 來源:英國私人收藏 品相:狀況極佳,鈕扣和邊緣輕微磨損,少量絲綫鬆動。 尺寸:140 x 201 厘米 拍賣結果比較:一件相似朝服售于倫敦佳士得Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles 拍場2011年5月13日,lot 1012, 售價GBP 20,000.