Women's informal long jacket, navy blue embroidered silk satin, China, late 19th centuryWith round neck and central opening, the blue background is embroidered in polychrome silks with a design of lotus, peonies, chrysanthemums, butterflies and melons; the lower band is decorated with peonies on oblique li shui lines topped by waves, from which rise the three rocky peaks of the Earth. The beige satin sleeve borders are undecorated on the front and embroidered in polychrome silk and gold with flower basket motifs on the back. The lining of blue taffeta. The jacket closes with three small buttons. Length: 109.5 cm; shoulder length: 126 cm