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Description
SUMMER DRESS
made of black Nasha silk gauze, with an appliqué design of finely embroidered medallions in gold thread depicting dragons and phoenixes surrounding the sacred pearl and a phoenix in flight. The lower part of the dress is adorned with ‘lishui’ and mountain peaks surrounded by foaming waves.
(Loose threads, tear at the collar).
China, late Qing Dynasty (1644–1912), early 20th century.
A BLACK GROUND NASHA SUMMER DRESS, CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY, EARLY 20TH CENTURY.
HEIGHT: 95 CM (37 3/8 IN.) – WIDTH: 132 CM (52 IN.)
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