Qing Dynasty Women Court Vest (Chaogua), China, 1750-1755 CE. Collection of V&A Museum, London [1124×1500]
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Qing Dynasty Women Court Vest (Chaogua), China, 1750-1755 CE. Collection of V&A Museum, London [1124×1500]
by ChefMasterVindex
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Museum page: [V&A Museum](https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O485749/chaogua-robe-unknown/)
Court vest (chaogua) for an imperial consort, of tapestry-weave silk (kesi), woven in coloured silks and gold thread; some of the details have been executed with the brush. The design consists of five-clawed dragons pursuing flaming jewels among clouds (four in the front and three on the back); in the intervals are bats and the eight Buddhist emblems tied with fillets, all above a turbulent wave border from which issued craggy rocks. The lishui (standing water) stripes at the hem are interspersed with sprays of peony and lotus flowers. The garment has edged with a band of brocade patterned with small dragon medallions and the Eight Treasures (ba bao).
Every stitch of this Chaogua tells the story of Qing imperial court luxury.
That is baller as fuck
I have a piece of embroidery I bought thirty years ago from a curio shop that has many of the same motifs on it.
I had it framed: [Chinese Embroidery](https://imgur.com/a/Qjhlqt2)