Vestment with dragons "longpao" and a pair of shoes
Description
light brown silk, five panels sewn together (one panel invisible on the backside), artificially embroidered with polychrome silk thread, vestment with short arms and round neckline, characteristic patterning with six dragons, gold wire thread making their scales shine, surrounded by flaming beads, clouds, lotus blossom and stylized circular emblems with auspicious symbols, stylized waves with fish and a broad border with rainbow-like gradient at seam of vestment and sleeves, sewn on brown silk, so that front- and backside of the vestment become visible in one piece, very good condition, just the fabric where the vestment is sewn on slightly stained;
one pair of ladies’ plateau shoes (h:10 cm), l: 22,5 cm; plateau from wood, covered with natural coloured cotton, sole quilted multilayered, shoes slightly padded, from red silk with floral applications, edged with black satin, traces of old age, slightly dirty