An Embroidered Brown-Ground Silk 'Dragon' Robe Embroidered in gilt-wrapped threads with nine five-clawed dragons chasing flaming pearls amidst blue clouds, auspicious emblems, bats, cranes and flower baskets, all above crashing waves and a multicolored lishui border to the skirt. 19th Century Length: 53 inches (134.6 cm) Provenance:_x000B_Formerly in the Monterey Museum of Art Collection. [Extensive thread losses, fraying, holes, staining, repairs, fading]