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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

[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 expert from the show was equally shocked to discover that an "extraordinary" 18th Century Imperial robe had been used as a plaything by children. BBC specialist Lee Young encountered an elderly ...

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 ...

Embroidered silk robe and sleeves which once belonged to the Emperor of China. It was taken from the Imperial Palace by ... A Pekinese dog belonging to the Chinese Empress was found and christened ...

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 ...