A SEMIFORMAL DRAGON ROBE, JIFU, JIAQING PERIOD China, 1796-1820. Finely embroidered in couched gold and silver-wrapped threads on blue ground with eight five-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls surrounded by ruyi-shaped clouds, flying cranes, and auspicious symbols, all above crashing waves and a lishui border at the hem. Provenance: From an American east coast private collection. Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear, little soiling, and few loose threads. The contrasting double sleeve bands with floral and geometric decorations. The black-ground collar with further gold-thread dragons surrounded by clouds and auspicious symbols above crashing waves. Dimensions: Height 130 cm Auction result comparison: Compare with a related dragon robe at Sotheby’s New York in Important Chinese Art on 21 March 2018, lot 615, sold for USD 16,250. 嘉慶八寶雲龍吉服 中國，1796-1820年。藍地上使用金綫銀綫精美地綉著八隻五爪龍戯珠，周圍環繞著如意祥雲、仙鶴以及和吉祥，下方是麗水江崖紋。 來源：美國東海岸私人收藏 品相：狀況極佳，磨損小，些微污跡，局部絲綫松弛。 袖口紋飾相對而言飾有花卉和幾何紋飾相對素雅。 黑色地面的衣領上還有其他金線龍，周圍是烏云密布，還有波濤之上的吉祥符號。 尺寸：高130 厘米 拍賣結果比較：一件相似的龍袍可見紐約蘇富比Important Chinese Art 拍場2018年3月21日lot 615, 售價USD 16,250.