18th/early 19th century The rectangular panel stitched together from two lengths of silk, divided down one half to provide the front opening of the robe, embroidered and couched with four front-facing dragon roundels, the dragons couched against a ground of dense foliate scrolls bearing lotus blossoms with scattered peaches over turbulent waters, enclosed within a border of dense cloud scrolls and bats, the front and rear roundels with a shou medallion couched above the dragons' heads, the left shoulder roundel with the Imperial moon symbol above the dragon's head and the right with the Imperial sun symbol, the long edge roughly hemmed, lined in light blue silk. 102 1/4 x 51in (259.7 x 129.5cm)