A rare Imperial ... robe worn by the Emperor of China is coming to auction in May. The “twelve symbol” blue silk dragon robe dates to the early 19th century and would have been worn by the ...

They asked him to take a look at a Chinese imperial robe which had been brought to the UK in the 1930s. Lee said: 'There are those moments in life you always remember - and I will certainly always ...

Visitors are watching the Imperial Chinese Robes from the Forbidden City exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum in London. The exhibit lasts from Dec 7 to Feb 27, 2011. [Photo/Zhang Chunyan ...

[Photo/A screenshot of Emperor Qianlong's robe that will go ... Other fine Chinese arts on the auction include an exceptionally rare and large imperial "nine-dragon" dish, which was used at ...

An Antiques Roadshow expert couldn’t quite believe it when he discovered a “spectacular” 18th Century Imperial robe was used by children used to play with. BBC expert Lee Young met an ...

It took five weavers at least three years to complete an imperial ... single robe required thousands of golden lines and peacock feathers for its lavish appearance. Kesi (缂丝) — Chinese ...

The only mythical creature in the Chinese ... imperial state. Before he was born, [Gaozu’s mother] Dame Liu was one day resting on the bank of a large pond when she dreamed that she encountered ...

A 200-year-old Chinese imperial robe has sold for six times its initial valuation at auction. The garment, known as an imperial kesi ground formal robe, dates from the Qing dynasty of the 19th ...

Louise O'Brien bought the Chinese gown to make into a dress A Chinese robe that was minutes away ... informal but that means its just not at Imperial Court. It would have been for a smart occassion.

Imperial dragon robes. The Eternal Flow design is made via an originally Chinese technique called Jintai Blue, a form of cloisonné enamelling, which depicts mountain peaks caressed by tidal waves ...