A MAGNIFICENT AND EXTREMELY RARE SILK BROCADE QIU XIANGSE 'D...

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$ 100 000
Auction dateClassic
25.09.2020 14:00UTC -04:00
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CHRISTIE'S
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USA, New York
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Lot 1623 | A MAGNIFICENT AND EXTREMELY RARE SILK BROCADE QIU XIANGSE 'D...
A MAGNIFICENT AND EXTREMELY RARE SILK BROCADE QIU XIANGSE 'DRAGON’ ROBE, LONGPAO

EARLY 18TH CENTURY

The supplemental weft-patterned satin is finely worked with nine dragons clutching and chasing flaming pearls amidst stylized clouds in shades of blue, red, green and ochre, all reserved on a ground of greenish-yellow 'Autumn incense'-colored (qiu xiangse) silk, all above a bold lishui stripe terminating in curled waves.

55 ¼ in. (140.3 cm.) long x 79 ½ in. (201.9 cm.) wide

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