A BROWN EMBROIDERED 'DRAGON' ROBE, JIFU, QING DYNASTY
China, 19th century. The rich brown ground finely worked on the front and back with nine five-clawed dragons couched in gold-wrapped threads in pursuit of flaming pearls, amidst multi-colored cloud scrolls, bats, Shou characters, and bajixiang, all above lingzhi sprigs and auspicious emblems rising from rolling and crashing waves above the lishui band, with black-ground borders at the cuffs and collar similarly decorated.

Provenance: From a French private estate.
Condition: Superb condition with only minor wear, little soiling and traces of use, few loose threads.

Dimensions: Length ca. 138 cm, Width ca. 194 cm (across sleeves)

Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related brown embroidered dragon robe, also dated to the 19th century, at Sotheby's New York, in Asian Art on 18 March 2017, lot 1442, sold for USD 12,500.

清代絳色地彩雲金龍紋吉服
中國，十九世紀。圓領，大襟右衽，馬蹄袖端，裾前後開，石青緙絲雲龍雜寶領、襟邊和袖端。龍袍面為絳色地緙絲五爪彩雲金龍紋，間以八吉祥、蝙蝠等紋樣，下擺八寶海水江崖。

來源：法國私人收藏。
品相：狀況極佳，只有輕微磨損，少量汙跡和使用痕跡，輕微絲綫鬆動。

尺寸：長約138 厘米, 寬約194 厘米 (袖至袖)

拍賣結果比較：比較一件相似絳色地龍袍，十九世紀，見紐約蘇富比 Asian Art 2017年3月18日 lot 1442, 售價USD 12,500。