First half 19th century The blue silk finely worked in couched colour gold and silver thread and fine counted stitch with nine five-clawed dragons pursuing flaming pearls amidst five-colour clouds interspersed with bats and the Eight Buddhist Emblems above a wide terrestrial diagram and lishui stripe separated by billowing ruyi-shaped clouds, with similar decoration repeated on the border, collar and horsehoof cuffs. 140.5cm (55 1/2in) high.