Description:
Manchu Wedding Robe, China, 19th century, red silk embroidered with eight roundels depicting chimes, blessings for marriage, and twin carp, surrounded by bats and auspicious fruit and flowers, above a lishui border with ruyi-head waves, lg. 53 in.
Estimate $6,000-8,000
Small stitched repair on reverse, few areas of very minor staining, minor wear to lishui stripes.
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Keywords
ChinaSuhyung Kim
Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3263
Helen Eagles
Deputy Director, Asian Works of Art
508-970-3132
Asian Works of Art
With expertise and a passion for the treasures of China, Japan, Korea and India, the Asian Works of Art department offers the best of Asian art at auction, from antiquities to contemporary works.