BLUE ROBE WITH NINE DRAGONS China, Qing dynasty, early to mid 19th ct. L. 143 cm, B. 220 cm Blue satin silk embroidered with colored silk and gold threads. Sleeve inserts of dark blue silk with pleated triple folds. Lining: light blue silk damask. Four gilt bronze ball buttons, one knot button. Ninth dragon on the lower part. From a north German private collection, acquired in the 1980s Fragile along the shoulder, very minor damages due to age