PILING" DRESS COLLAR Triangular, broad-shouldered collar in midnight-blue kesi silk, with polychrome and gilded decoration of two five-clawed dragons clashing on either side of a flamed jewel amid stylised clouds, the border emphasised by a criss-cross pattern; lined with red silk embroidered with floral scrolls. (Minor tears, edge wear, partial discolouration of the lining). China, Qing dynasty (1644-1912), 19th century. FOUR SILK KESI AND EMBROIDERED "BUZI" AND A DRAGON ROUNDEL, CHINA, QING DYNASTY, LATE 19TH CENTURY.. HEIGHT (MAX.) 33 CM (13 IN.) - WIDTH 86 CM (33 7/8 IN.)