A BLUE-GROUND AUSPICIOUS ANIMALS INFORMAL OVERCOAT Late Qing Dynasty

A BLUE-GROUND 'AUSPICIOUS ANIMALS' INFORMAL OVERCOAT Late Qing Dynasty Finely embroidered in lustrous polychrome threads with three roundels at the front enclosing peacocks, qilin and Buddhist lions in a terraced garden respectively, two sets of roundels flanking the sleeves with a pair depicting pheasants and birds amidst a garden of rockwork and plantations, the other pair with Mandarin ducks gazing at a crane in flight, the reverse with a central roundel of phoenixes, a roundel encircling three rams and a further roundel of deer and cranes, all against a background scattered with auspicious flowers and animals, the cuffs variously embroidered with similar design against an ivory ground, the ruyi -shaped collar and borders at the hem with further stylised patterns, the interior lined with ivory-ground silk. 100.5cm (39 9/16in) x 151cm (59 7/16in). Footnotes: 清晚期 藍地十團瑞獸紋襟襖 For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com