XIAPEI LADIES COURT EMBROIDERED WAISTCOAT QING DYNASTY, 19TH CENTURY of dark blue satin, both the front and back embroidered in couched gilt threads with a fifth civil rank badge with silver pheasant, between simulated cloud collar and four-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls above swirling waves, further decorative embroidery along the lower edge, with ties and button hooks, with a blue silk lining (Dimensions: 82cm long) (Qty: 1) (82cm long) Qty: (1) Footnote: Provenance: Private English collection, acquired from Christie's London, South Kensington, 21 November 1997, lot 178