A MAGNIFICENT IMPERIAL YELLOW KESI TWELVE-SYMBOL 'DRAGON' ROBE MADE FOR THE EMPEROR, LONGPAO QIANLONG-JIAQING PERIOD (1736-1820) The kesi ground is woven in shades of blue, violet, red, pink and gold threads with nine five-clawed dragons and confronting flaming pearls on a densely patterned ground of stylized wan emblems amidst clusters of ruyi-shaped clouds interspersed with bats, shou characters, and auspicious emblems. The Twelve Symbols of Imperial Authority are arranged in three groups of four: the sun, the moon, constellation and mountain around the neck; the fu symbol, axe, paired dragons, and golden pheasant around the body; and the pair of libation cups, aquatic grass, grains of millet and flames around lower body, all reserved on a bright yellow ground above the Eight Buddhist Emblems rising from the terrestrial diagram and lishui stripe at the hem; with gold cuffs and collar decorated with further dragons and bats. 87 ½ (222.3 cm) x 57 ½ in. (146.1 cm.)
A MAGNIFICENT IMPERIAL YELLOW KESI TWELVE-SYMBOL 'DRAGON' ROBE MADE FOR THE EMPEROR, LONGPAO QIANLONG-JIAQING PERIOD (1736-1820) The kesi ground is woven in shades of blue, violet, red, pink and gold threads with nine five-clawed dragons and confronting flaming pearls on a densely patterned ground of stylized wan emblems amidst clusters of ruyi-shaped clouds interspersed with bats, shou characters, and auspicious emblems. The Twelve Symbols of Imperial Authority are arranged in three groups of four: the sun, the moon, constellation and mountain around the neck; the fu symbol, axe, paired dragons, and golden pheasant around the body; and the pair of libation cups, aquatic grass, grains of millet and flames around lower body, all reserved on a bright yellow ground above the Eight Buddhist Emblems rising from the terrestrial diagram and lishui stripe at the hem; with gold cuffs and collar decorated with further dragons and bats. 87 ½ (222.3 cm) x 57 ½ in. (146.1 cm.)
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