DRESS in pastel yellow silk embroidered with polychrome threads, lined with pink silk, decorated with medallions of flowering vases and auspicious motifs, amongst peonies and flowers in full bloom, the edges with blue monochrome motifs of bats and lotuses on a black background. (Stains, wear). China, late Qing dynasty (1644-1912). AN EMBROIDERED YELLOW GROUNDED SILK DRESS, CHINA, LATE QING DYNASTY. DIM. 110 X 123 CM (43 5/16 X 48 7/16 IN.)