A late 19th century Chinese court official's gauze and silk embroidered 'Chaofu', or formal summer robe

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A late 19th century Chinese court official's gauze and silk embroidered 'Chaofu', or formal summer robe

of flared wrap over design with side vents and flared sleeves, complete with foliate chased giltmetal buttons, the indigo gauze ground with central five-clawed dragon, the centre portion with ruyi-shaped clouds, bats and...

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