A MIDNIGHT BLUE SILK LADY'S ROBE WITH AUSPICIOUS BRIDS, FLOWERS AND FRUITS, QING

Silk with multi-colored silk threads, embroidered collar band, plain black silk bands at the hems, inside with gauze lining, four double loops at the front
China, late Qing dynasty

This midnight blue silk Lady's robe shows finely executed embroidery decoration in rich colors. We see a dense arrangement of auspicious fruits, flowers and birds. Phoenixes, cranes, birds of paradise and other birds fly amidst peaches, lingzhi, peonies as well as many other floral and vegetal ornaments.

Shape: Robe
Dimensions: Total width (measured with stretched out sleeves) 160 cm; maximum length 110 cm
Condition: Good condition with few tears, missing buttons and only very few loose threads
Provenance: Old Austrian Private collection, assembled in the 1930s to early 1950s

清代石青緞牡丹富貴花鳥紋對襟女褂
品相良好，局部有水漬，沒有紐扣，輕微散綫
奧地利私人老收藏，上世紀三十年代至五十年代間購入