Lot #020

Six Chinese Silk Robes

20th century, a pink ground robe with light blue border worked in color with silver thread with a butterfly, peony and chrysanthemum motif; a dragon robe worked in blues, yellows and gold thread on a red ground with blue dragons above a linshui stripe on a red ground, yellow lining; deep pink opera robe with blue, pink and purple peony design with gold thread; deep pink opera robe with pink and purple peony design with gold thread; a blue opera robe with stylized lotus motif in greens and reds and gold thread; red informal robe with roundels of embroidered landscape scenes; together with a white skirt embroidered with blue peony and a blue ground vest embroidered with dragon, phoenix and bats amid flowers and clouds, a yellow tassel at the hem.

CONDITION


Good overall condition, some minor loosening of thread at seams

PROVENANCE


Property of a Seattle, Washington Family

Dimensions

pink robe ht 62″; red dragon ht 52″; pink opera ht 42″; pink opera with pink peony ht 40″; blue opera ht 42″; vest ht 41″; red informal ht 48″; skirt ht 44″

Weight

Estimate

$400-600

Starting bid

$200

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