Brown silk jifu semi-formal dress embroidered with dragons, China, 19th century With brown background, finely embroidered in gold and polychrome threads with nine five-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls amid lingzhi clouds embroidered in pastel stitch, bats, Buddhist symbols and peonies, flower medallions and shou characters. Four earth diagrams surrounded by surging waves of precious ba ji xiang objects adorn the bottom of the robe. Below, the lishui band, embellished with embroidered medallions of lotus flowers, bats and butterflies. The so-called "horse's hoof" cuffs - 马蹄袖 - matixiu, and collar are embroidered with dragons and bats on a navy blue background. Height: 120 cm approx. Missing buttons.