A Late Qing Chinese Official's Clothing Suite, the suite contained in a custom leather wrapped trunk, including a Mandarin summer court hat with jade tassel suspending a one eyed peacock feather plume, an imperial robe couched in gold thread on a blue silk ground to show nine dragons above a lishui stripe, a purple silk jacket couched in gold thread to show dragons, a three piece white brocade undergarment set, a sash and embroidered panel, and a pair of Manchu style men's boots. Provenance: From the collection of a prominent American military official stationed in Singapore in the mid 20th Century. Literature: At Home Singapore Style : distinctive interiors & decorating sources, American Women's Association of Singapore, 1994.