A dark blue satin embroidered Manchu man's formal court robe (chaofu). Late 19th century - image-1

Lot 79 Dα

A dark blue satin embroidered Manchu man's formal court robe (chaofu). Late 19th century

Auction 1112 - overview Cologne
15.06.2018, 11:00 - Chinese, Tibet/Neapel, India, Southeast Asia
Estimate: 4.000 € - 6.000 €
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A dark blue satin embroidered Manchu man's formal court robe (chaofu). Late 19th century

A dark blue satin embroidered Manchu man's formal court robe (chaofu) buttoned at the side, the upper part embroidered with multicoloured silk threads and couched gold-wrapped paper threads with four large dragon roundels amidst small clouds, cranes and emblems, the lower plaited skirt with eight dragon medallions to the front and back and running dragons above lishui, the same design to the sleeves. Lining of blue silk. Traces of use and small mendings at the sleeves. Late 19th century.
Length 112 cm

In view of the length of this robe it may have been the garment of a young boy.

清十九世紀晚期 藍緞繡金龍紋朝服

Provenance

Private collection, Baden-Württemberg