Adam's Fine Asian Art Preview 23 November 2021

www.adams.ie 59 Preview Asian Art |23 rd November 2021 AN EMBROIDERED SILK LADY’S INFORMAL COURT ROBE CHINA, QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY The robe is finely worked in red satin stitch and Peking knot with eight medallions of cranes encircled by ruyi bats flying amidst ruyi shaped clouds in shades of white, blue, red, pink, purple and green, above a wide lishui waves and sacred peak stripe tossed with auspicious emblems (some of “The Eight Treasures of Buddhism). The sleeves are decorated with similar motifs. H: 140 cm €1,500 - 3,000 NOTES: Compare with a very closely related robe described as a “Birthday” or a “Ceremonial” robe preserved in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of New York (The Met), The United States of America, under accession number 49.32.125. Also compare with a related robe offered at Sotheby’s New York, The United States of America, 2015/09/15, lot 218, sold for USD12.500 BP incl.