A BLUE-GROUND SUMMER GAUZE 'DRAGON' ROBE, JIFU, QING DYNASTY
China, 19th century. Finely woven with gilt dragons and terrestrial diagram above lishui stripe, interspersed with phoenixes, bajixiang, auspicious symbols, swirling clouds, and flying bats, neatly picked out in shades of blue, red, green, and yellow. The collar and sleeves with similar decoration against a black ground.

Provenance: From a Swiss private collection.
Condition: Excellent condition with only minor wear and slightly faded colors to the front.

Dimensions: Length 134 cm, Width 212 cm (across sleeves)

Auction result comparison: Compare a closely related blue summer gauze dragon robe, dated c. 1900, at Christie's London in Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles on 13 May 2011, lot 1009, sold for GBP 6,000.

清代納紗藍地龍紋吉服
中國，十九世紀。藍地上五彩萬壽金龍紋，袍身九龍紋，金龍間飾如意流雲、金萬壽紋、蝙蝠、雜寶、折枝花等紋樣，使用藍、紅、綠和黃色等多彩絲綫，下擺壽山福海和五彩麗水。

來源：瑞士私人收藏。
品相：狀況極佳，輕微磨損，正面顏色略有褪色。

尺寸：長134 厘米, 款 212 厘米 (袖至袖)

拍賣結果比較：比較一件納紗藍地龍袍，約1900年，見倫敦佳士得Chinese Ceramics, Works of Art and Textiles 2011年5月13日 lot 1009, 售價GBP 6,000。