VESTE EN SATIN BLEU NUIT BRODÉ, WAITAOXIXème siècle A WOMAN'S EMBROIDERED MIDNIGHT-BLUE SILK SATIN INFORMAL OVERCOAT, WAITAO 19th century Finely worked in satin stitch with baskets of flowering peonies and scattered flower and fruit sprays including orchids, chrysanthemums, prunus, camelia and peonies as well as butterflies, the collar edged with a band of meandering lotus, the interior lined with blue silk. 100cm long x 160cm wide (39 3/8in long x 63in wide) 十九世紀 藍地彩繡蝶戀花紋外套 Provenance: A German family collection, acquired by the family in China between 1895 and 1922, thence by descent 來源: 德國家族收藏，於1895至1922年蒐集於中國，並由後人保存迄今