LATE QING DYNASTY, LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY
SCARLET WOOL BROADCLOTH (DUON), FULLY LINED WITH CHARTREUSE/OLIVE DIAPER-PATTERNED FIGURED DAMASK SILK.
SIDE-FASTENING MANCHU LADY'S INFORMAL/FESTIVE ROBE (CHANGYI) TAILORED WITH HIGH SIDE SLITS, WIDE SLEEVES, AND GILT-METAL TOGGLE CLOSURES.
FINELY WORKED IN POLYCHROME SATIN STITCH FEATURING EIGHT FLORAL ROUNDELS ENCLOSING BLOOMING PEONIES, SCATTERED WITH BUTTERFLIES, FINGER CITRONS, AND FLORAL SPRIGS. EDGED WITH BLACK EMBROIDERED FLORAL RIBBON TRIMS AND PALE BLUE SATIN SLEEVE BANDS.
CONDITION: FAIR TO GOOD ANTIQUE CONDITION; EMBROIDERY REMAINS TIGHT AND VIBRANT. FRAYING, SPLITTING, AND LOSSES TO THE SILK BINDING AT THE COLLAR AND SHOULDER LINE. LIGHT SCATTERED STAINS AND TONING TO THE PALE BLUE CUFFS; MINOR SURFACE RUBBING/PINHOLES TO THE WOOL GROUND.
MEASURES APPROX. 53 IN TALL,. 50 IN SLEEVE WIDTH
A CHINESE EMBROIDERED RED BROADCLOTH LADY�S ROBE
LATE QING DYNASTY, LATE 19TH / EARLY 20TH CENTURY SCARLET WOOL BROADCLOTH (DUON), FULLY LINED WITH CHARTREUSE/OLIVE DIAPER-PATTERNED FIGURED DAMASK SILK. SIDE-FASTENING MANCHU LADY'S INFORMAL/FESTIVE ROBE (CHANGYI) TAILORED WITH HIGH SIDE SLITS, WIDE SLEEVES, AND GILT-METAL TOGGLE CLOSURES. FINELY WORKED IN POLYCHROME SATIN STITCH FEATURING EIGHT FLORAL ROUNDELS ENCLOSING BLOOMING PEONIES, SCATTERED WITH BUTTERFLIES, FINGER…