Woman's Informal Robe with Garden Roundels

China

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The roundels on this robe show garden rocks with flowers, fruit, and auspicious elements such as the endless knot and bats ( fu, a homophone with the word for good fortune). At the lower edge of the garment, two pairs of Chinese lions gambol with beribboned balls in a flower-filled garden setting.

Woman's Informal Robe with Garden Roundels, Silk and metallic thread embroidery on plain-weave silk, China

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Woman's Informal Robe with Garden Roundels, Silk and metallic thread embroidery on plain-weave silk, China
Woman's Informal Robe with Garden Roundels, Silk and metallic thread embroidery on plain-weave silk, China
Woman's Informal Robe with Garden Roundels, Silk and metallic thread embroidery on plain-weave silk, China
Woman's Informal Robe with Garden Roundels, Silk and metallic thread embroidery on plain-weave silk, China
Woman's Informal Robe with Garden Roundels, Silk and metallic thread embroidery on plain-weave silk, China
Woman's Informal Robe with Garden Roundels, Silk and metallic thread embroidery on plain-weave silk, China
Woman's Informal Robe with Garden Roundels, Silk and metallic thread embroidery on plain-weave silk, China

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