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Woman's Jacket
Late 19th c

for a Manchu woman, the fuchsia satin ground applied with jui shapes round the neck, the front and bands of straight edging to the bottom and sleeve edges, all beautifully embroidered with a variety of flowers in pinks, blues, greens with a little gold couching on ivory satin, edged with mid blue satin, and with inner narrow hand woven borders, the sleeve bands on ivory satin with a man with water buffalo and woman in gardens, mainly in Peking Knots, 'gold' engraved buttons, lined with light blue silk, last quarter 19th c.

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Condition

Marvellous colours. Fine embroidery. The jacket's front has four little, little holes and a little area of slight wear. The sleevebands are slightly grubby on their folds and one has a few marks to the plain back section.