A rare Chinese Piling collar worn as part of the formal robes of a Mandarin , Qing Dynasty, 19th century, worn over the shoulders of a chaofu robe, embroidered with five-clawed gold thread dragons and with billowing water and waves clouds and bats, bordered with a threads of gold and a classic brocade border, fastened at the neck with one button, collar 74cm long x 24cm high   清19世纪 海水云龙纹云肩 Condition Report: wear to brown silk and also with several tears to silk