A fine midnight blue satin silk lady's front opening robe, circa 1900, the borders embroidered in blue silks with peonies and butterflies, the petrol blue satin sleeve bands worked in couched gilt thread, 121cm cuff to cuff and 98cm hem to collar Worn by a Han Chinese wife of a high rank Mandarin. Provenance: Property of an English collector, mainly buying in Portobello market, and various places in London, in the early 1950's and 1960's. 晚清-民国 石青缎绣牡丹纹汉式女袍 拍品来源：英国私人收藏，主要于上世纪50-60年代购自伦敦