Fragrant Color Satin Embroidered Cloud Gold Dragon Pattern Robe

[Fragrant Satin Embroidery Cloud Gold Dragon Pattern Robe]

Fragrant Satin Embroidery Cloud Gold Dragon Pattern Robe, embroidered in Suzhou during the Qianlong period of the Qing Dynasty, has a body length of 144.5 centimeters and two sleeves with a total length of 183 centimeters. The old collection of the Qing Palace
The formal robe has a right lapel, a left and right train, horseshoe sleeves, a section of stone blue satin sleeves, a lake colored dark floral silk lining, and four pairs of copper plated gold buttons. The motif of the robe is decorated with nine golden dragons, one dragon on the front chest, one dragon on the back, and one dragon on both shoulders, two dragons rising in the front and back of the lower panel, and one dragon rising in the bottom. In addition, the collar edge is embroidered with a row dragon 3, and the center dragon 2; Embroidering two dragons at the left and right sleeves; The left and right sleeve ends are embroidered with 1 dragon each. The dragon pattern is decorated with five colored cloud bats, miscellaneous treasures, and various auspicious flowers. Magnolia, begonia, and peony flowers symbolize “wealth and honor in the Jade Hall”, ganoderma lucidum, bamboo, and narcissus symbolize “spiritual immortals wishing longevity”, pomegranate, bergamot, and peach fruits symbolize “three blessings and longevity”, pine, bamboo, and plum symbolize “three friends of the year and the cold”, and persimmon and Ruyi symbolize “good luck in everything”. The lower hem is embroidered with a flat water river cliff pattern, with halberd chimes, ganoderma lucidum, coral, sea beads, and bats, symbolizing “longevity, mountains, and the sea.”
The collar of the formal robe is attached with a yellow label, and the ink inscription reads, “On the fourth day of April, the fiftieth year of Qianlong’s reign, I received a fragrant colored satin gold dragon formal python robe from the office.” From the color, pattern, and form of the formal robe, it can be seen that this is a auspicious robe worn by concubines, nobles, and ordinary people
The patterns of the formal robe are embroidered using various needle techniques such as plain gold, needle sets, oblique winding needles, thread stitching, seed tapping, pine needles, needle connections, chicken hair needles, rolling needles, needle application, and mesh needles. The techniques of two halos, three halos, and four halos are also used, allowing for free color fading, making the robe surface bright and lustrous. This robe has an ingenious design, distinctive theme, orderly lining, exquisite embroidery, and even stitches. It is the top quality of Suzhou embroidery in the Qianlong era.