Sold for:
$11,070
$11,070
Man's Formal Blue Silk Dragon Robe, China, 19th/20th century, embroidered with five-clawed dragons in gold on a background with clouds, bats, peonies, cranes, and auspicious symbols and treasures, all above a lishui border and rolling waves, dark blue extenders, the cuffs and collar embroidered with dragons and bats amidst clouds, green silk lining, lg. 54, wd. 87 in. Provenance: Purchased in Beijing at the turn of the century when the current owner's grandmother was stationed at the Princeton University Alumni organized YMCA outpost, as reported in The Princeton Alumni Weekly , Vol. XIV No. 18, February 11, 1914.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2015-05-16
