Decorated with five clawed dragons amidst ruyi-shaped clouds, bats and buddhist the Eight Daoist Emblems above a lishui stripe. The decoration is repeated on the border, collar and horsehoof cuffs. With pleated midnight blue silk sleeves. Length back 140 cm. Width arm to arm 220 cm.
Wear. Restored under the arms.
Purchased at Christies, label from 24 November 1998, lot no 26.
Property of a private Finnish Collection.
The collection was formed between 1980-2020, the collector has had an interest in China and Chinese Works of Art since childhood, growing up in Beijing. He returned to China in grownup years for work, he came to live in China altogether more than 40 years. His love of China, and Chinese works of art is mirrored in the collection and being an academic collector, he never got tired of learning more about the subject by studying literature, attending lectures, visiting museums, auction houses and befriending curators from Beijing, Hong Kong, London, Paris, and Stockholm. The collection consists of both Chinese ceramics and textiles. This being part 2, a part of the textile collection.