18th/early 19th century The front-opening coat secured by five gilt-metal buttons, intricately embroidered with eight five-clawed dragon roundels, the roundels on the front, back and shoulders enclosing front-facing dragons in pursuit of flaming pearls, the remainder with side-facing dragons clutching flaming pearls, each dragon worked in couched gold and silver-wrapped threads and surrounded by dense cloud scrolls with bats and tongues of flame over churning waves, the hem embroidered with a wide lishui stripe border with a band of clouds and terrestrial diagrams rising from churning waves throwing up auspicious objects, lined with blue silk. 60 3/4in (154.4cm) long