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22 juin 2011

Chinese robes and surcoats @ Bonhams, San Francisco

A Manchu noblewoman's embroidered midnight blue surcoat (longgua). Late 19th Century. Photo Bonhams Intricately embroidered in white, polychrome and gilt-wrapped threads with eight roundels of five-clawed dragons grasping a precious pearl surrounded by...

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Tags: Qing dynasty, dragon robe, Manchu, Daoist, longgua, chuba, danpao, gunfu, magua, priest's robe

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6 juin 2011

Massive Qianlong Lacquer Vase Highlights June Auction In San Francisco

A fine red, black and yellow carved lacquer baluster vase, 18th Century. Estimate $80,000-120,000. Photo Bonhams San Francisco - Summer begins with a wealth of Chinese art at Bonhams & Butterfields, with fine objects in every collecting category going...

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Tags: Tang dynasty, Qianlong, Jade, Ivory, Lacquer, rhinoceros horn, dragon robe, Cloisonné, Luohan, nephrite, Buddha. Ming Dynasty, longgua

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9 mai 2011

Chinese Textiles @ Bonhams. Fine Chinese Art, 12 May 2011, New Bond Street

A yellow silk Imperial Court nine-dragons robe. Early 19th century. Photo Bonhams Yellow silk yardage, comprising the front, back and over-flat, for an Imperial dragon robe, jifu, with Five Imperial Symbols, the thin, bright yellow, tabby-woven silk with...

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Tags: 19th century, dragon robe, kesi, Jiaqing, Daoguang, Imperial Court, nine-dragons robe, yellow silk

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3 mai 2011

Chinese textiles @ Nagel Auctions

A fine embroidered dragon robe with five clawed dragons among clouds and auspicious motifs, China, 19th ct. Photo Nagel L. 139 cm. Red ground plain silk densely embroidered with gold threads and polychrome silks, the fine gold embroidery excuted in couched...

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Tags: 19th century, dragon robe, fan cover, guard's jacket, lady's dress

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14 décembre 2010

Dragon robe, informal robe & silk velvet vest, Qianlong Period, Qing Dynasty & 19th century

A yellow ground silk brocade dragon robe. Qianlong Period. photo Bonhams The nine dragons on the robe woven with gilt-wrapped threads while the remaining auspicious emblems, clouds and lishui border are defined in bright colors against the dark mustard...

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Tags: Qing dynasty, 19th century, dragon robe, silk velvet, Qianlong period, Manchu, silk gauze summer

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9 novembre 2010

An embroidered blue ground dragon robe & An embroidered blue gauze summer dragon robe, 19th Century

An embroidered blue ground dragon robe, 19th Century © 2002-2010 Bonhams 1793 Ltd The dragons worked in gilt wrapped threads while the other auspicious symbols, clouds and lishui ground are embroidered in counted stitch that also finishes the black ground...

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Tags: 19th century, dragon robe, gauze, summer dragon robe

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25 juin 2010

Kesi-woven dragon robes & a lady's kesi-woven silk vest, 19th Century & Qing Dynasty

A fine and rare blue ground embroidered dragon robe for a civil official on the Board of State Music. Guangxu, Late 19th Century. photo Bonhams The brilliant blue satin gound embroidered with a single four-clawed dragon that envelopes the front, back...

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Tags: Qing dynasty, 19th century, dragon robe, kesi, Guangxu, Board of State Music, silk gauze

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16 mai 2010

Chinese robes & embroidered rank badges @ Nagel - Auction Fine Asian Art. May 7th 2010

A fine embroidered and fur-lined surcoat with flowers and shou characters against chestnut ground. China, Qianlong-Jiaqing period. © 2010 Nagel - Auction L. 136 cm. Estimate €4500. Sold €8500 A dark red winter robe with fur lining. China, 19th ct. © 2010...

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Tags: dragon robe, kesi, leopard, Qianlong-Jiaqing period, Quail, chinese robe, rank badge, surcoat, theatre robe

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24 mars 2010

Chinese textiles @ Sotheby's, Fine Chinese Ceramics & Works of Art, 23 Mar 2010, New York

A fine and rare gold 'kesi' 'one hundred birds' jacket. Qing dynasty, 19th century. photo courtesy Sotheby's finely woven depicting 'one hundred birds' in a landscape with trees flowers including pomegranates, finger citrons, nandina berries, crab apples,...

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Tags: Qing dynasty, 19th century, dragon robe, kesi, gauze, Qianlong Mark, 'one hundred birds' jacket, imperial edict, summer surcoat

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8 octobre 2009

A superb and rare large blue and white 'dragon' moonflask. Seal mark and period of Qianlong

A superb and rare large blue and white 'dragon' moonflask. Seal mark and period of Qianlong the well potted body of flattened globular form, superbly painted on each side in vivid tones of cobalt-blue with simulated 'heaping and piling' with a medallion...

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Tags: dragon robe, Blue and White, Seal Mark and Period of Qianlong, moonflask

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