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Lot *388
A COURTLY DRAGON SKIRT (CHAOQUN)
Estimated Value:
900 € - 1.500 €
Schätzpreis:
2.000 €
Description:
China, 19th ct.Gesamt L.102 cm, B.147 cm
Courtly skirt for a gentleman made of dark brown silk in plain weave embroidered with colored silk and metal threads with five-clawed dragons over waves and in medallions. Edging with a black silk with woven gold pattern. Lining: Light blue silk. Waistband: Dark blue cotton.
From the collection of Hermann Friedrich Ensinger (1872-1937)
Slight traces of wear, somewhat faded, lining partially discolored
