A RARE EMBROIDERED BLUE SILK GAUZE CHILD'S 'DRAGON‘ ROBE, MANGPAO

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1.200 € - 1.800 €

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China, 19th c.
L. 73 cm, B. 120 cm
Blue silk gauze embroidered with dyed silk in counted stitches and gold threads in appliqué work. Bordered with gold brocade ribbons. Four filigree openwork bronze buttons with gilding. The golden dragons float among clouds, red bats and numerous treasures above waves and stylized rocks. The high quality of materials and embroidery confirms that this robe was made for the son of a family of high standing. Typical for boys robes are the central slits.
Collection Johann E. O. Theuerkauf (1904-1951) assembled in Tientsin until 1937, by descent to his daughter
It is very rare to find formal court robes made for a child, as only sons from high ranking families were occassionally allowed the privilege of attending court. See a similar robe sold at Christie’s Hongkong, 5.11.2019, lot 227. For an imperial twelve sym bol child’s robe made for the Guangxu emperor see Christie’s Hongkong, 3.12.2008, lot 2260. Another apricot-ground child’s robe similar to the present lot see ‚illustrated Dictionary of Qing Dynasty Court Costumes‘ Classics of the Forbidden City, edit ed by the Palace Museum, 2010, no. 76. Good condition without very minor traces of wear

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