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Lot 600

A BLUE WOVEN DRAGON ROBE (JIFU)

Estimated Value:

3.000 € - 5.000 €

Schätzpreis:

3.300 €

Description:

China, 19th c.
L. 136 cm, B. 187 cm
Blue silk in atlas weave, patterned with additional wefts in golden yellow and little white. The trimmings and cuffs black-ground. Pleated sleeve extensions. Three of the brass ball buttons preserved. Lining: blue silk.
Private collection of Prof. Kurt Leuchs (1881-1949), acquired in China in 1907, since then in family possession.
Signs of use, somewhat faded, partially slightly altered on the sleeves