Description
CHINE DYNASTIE QING, FIN DU XIXe-DÉBUT DU XXe SIÈCLE
Women's semi-formal court coat (jifu gua) Dark blue silk satin embroidered with polychrome threads of eight medallions decorated with monarchs of paradise, butterflies and various flowers. All above a band of lishui surmounted by tumultuous waves from which emerge sacred peaks and auspicious objects. H. 138 cm; W. 178 cm NOTE: Under the Qing dynasty (1644 - 1912), civil servants were organized according to a hierarchy in which each rank was symbolized by a bird. The monarch of paradise or chitrec was reserved for 9th-rank civil servants.
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CHINE DYNASTIE QING, FIN DU XIXe-DÉBUT DU XXe SIÈCLE
