SUMMER DRESS in midnight-blue gauze embroidered with polychrome threads, decorated with dragons with golden threads chasing the sacred pearl among bats, auspicious motifs and clouds, above foaming waves from which mountain peaks emerge. The same motif is repeated on the lower part of the dress. The collar and hemline are decorated with gilded foliage scrolls. With small gold buttons in the shape of flower buds. China, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912). AN EMBROIDERED DARK-BLUE GAUZE SUMMER COURT DRESS, CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY (1644-1912). DIM. 128 X 150 CM (50 3/8 X 59 1/16 IN.)