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Lot 1573
A FRAGMENT OF A COURTLY ROBE OF A PRINCE
Estimated Value:
1.000 € - 1.500 €
Result:
incl. Premium and VAT
Description:
China, 18th c.70,5 x74 cm
Slit tapestry in colored silk and gold thread on an orange-red faded background. Plain weave. Below a running five-clawed dragon in gold with flaming pearl between clouds above waves with treasures and the deep water. Upper part with four medallions with smaller standing dragons between clouds. The arrangement is characteristic for the lower part of a courtly robe (chaopao) and the color speaks for the use by a prince.
Old European private collection, collected in the family before 1970
Traces of use, heavily faded, water stains, framed under glass
