A pale orange silk ground embroidered Daoist priest's robe 19th century
Of rectangular form, the central opening at the front banded in black silk and embroidered in couched gilt threads with cranes, dragons and tigers; the black bands at the sleeves showing the eight trigrams and other auspicious symbols; the black silk panel along the back hemline with further gilt-worked dragons below a large applied green satin square worked in polychrome and gilt-wrapped threads with symbols of the sun and moon (cockerel and rabbit), constellations and other cosmic symbols (wear, fading).
53in (134.5cm) long
70in (178cm) length across shoulder注脚Provenance
Purchased from Trocadero Antiques, Washington, DC, in 1986