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Imperial robe of gold k'ossu with nine five-clawed dragons in blue. In the ground, loosely drawn clouds, the eight Taoist emblems, the bat, flowering branches with peach and couble peach, peonies and narcissus in shades of blue, red, rose, green, peach, yellow, mauve, and brown. Border with narrow band of slanting wavy stripes below tossing wave. Note that the sacred mountain, as well as certain other parts of border, has been painted. Same border treatment at elbows, where sleeves continue with a section of black satin and are finished with an inferior quality of dark blue k'ossu with dragons, clouds, bats, etc. Edging of black and gold brocade; same k'ossu collar and band. Coat slit back and front; lined with thin, gold colored damask. K'ossu broken at shoulders and on collar.

Manchu Man's Semiformal Court Robe (chi-fu), 1723-1735

China

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Imperial robe of yellow satin embroidered by couching narrow strips of braided silk in shades of blue, rose, pink, green, yellow, mauve, aubergine, and red to the ground. Nine five-clawed dragons in blue with accents of red, pink, and white. Loosely drawn clouds on ground. Border of slanting wavy stripes in above colors with clouds separating stripes from rolling waves across which a group of bats fly to left and right of central mountain motif. Upper section of border design repeated at elbows of sleeves which are finished with a section of blister-ribbed satin terminating in dark blue satin cuffs embroidered with a dragon, clouds, etc., in same technique as body of robe. Collar and front band of same dark blue edged with narrow band of blue and gold brocade. Coat slit at sides and lined with thin yellow silk having good luck design on a fretwork ground.

Manchu Empress' Semiformal Court Robe, 1662-1722

China

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