, 19th century, Qing Dynasty, woven with twinned dragon roundels, the neck slightly altered for western wear but bordered with original counted stitch gauze edgings and a pair of delicately embroidered matching wide sleeve bands, unlined for summer wear, hem to collar 136cm x cuff to cuff 125cm
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Court informal robes are often adorned with silk ribbons of which many examples are still housed in the Palace Collection in Beijing of many different patterns. This example uses the infamous aniline purple ribbon favoured by the last Empress Cixi.
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Provenance: Private West London collection
清19世纪 杏黄地暗花团龙纹纱女袍
拍品来源：西伦敦私人绅士收藏
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Condition Report:
Water stains and wear to the fabric
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