Fine Chinese Paintings and Works of Art - 17 May 2022
A CHINESE SILK BROCADE BUDDHIST PRIEST'S ROBE
十八世紀 藍地織錦雲龍紋袈裟
A CHINESE SILK BROCADE BUDDHIST PRIEST'S ROBE, KESA
18TH CENTURY
Sewn from sections of dark blue silk, brocaded with scaly four-clawed dragons amidst swirling clouds and auspicious objects, divided by six vertical borders, the interior lined with dark blue silk, 180cm x 103cm.
Provenance: formerly the collection of Ricardo Rivera Schreiber (1892-1969), Peruvian Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1954-63), to Italy (1944-46), to Spain (1943-44) and Minister Plenipotentiary to China and Japan (1936-41), and thence by descent.
來源:Ricardo Rivera Schreiber (1892-1969) 收藏,之後由其家族繼承。Schreiber 先生曾任秘魯駐英國大使 (1954-63)、秘魯駐意大利大使 (1944-46)、秘魯駐西班牙大使 (1943-1944) 和中國和日本全權公使 ( 1936-41)。