LOT 2  A CHINESE EMBROIDERED DAOIST PRIEST’S BLUE SILK ROBE OF DESCENT, JIANGYI Qing Dynasty, 19th century  

TA 5% Vat. A CHINESE EMBROIDERED DAOIST PRIEST’S BLUE SILK ROBE OF DESCENT, JIANGYI Qing Dynasty,...

TA 5% Vat. A CHINESE EMBROIDERED DAOIST PRIEST’S BLUE SILK ROBE OF DESCENT, JIANGYI Qing Dynasty, 19th century Cut as a typical ceremonial daoist vestment in form of a cape with a front opening, worked on a light-blue ground with scattered blossoms and butterfiles, a dragon in gilt thread on the back beneath the collar, the black borders adorned with bats, stylised clouds, trigrams, flowerheads and stylised roundels. 180cm x 125cm Provenance: the Claudio Perino Collection, Turin, acquired mostly in Japan in early 2000s. Exhibited: MAO Museo d'Arte Orientale, Turin, featured in an exhibition Il Drago e il Fiore D'Oro , December 15th 2015 - March 28th 2016. A copy of a certification from Linda Wrigglesworth is available upon request. This lot has been imported from outside the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission (TA) regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. Standard VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium. Buyers are invited to familiarise themselves with these rules prior to bidding.