This Imperial semi formal Chinese dress or Jifu is embroidered in coloured silk and gold thread with nine, five-clawed dragons around the sacred pearl and a host of other auspicious symbols including lingzhi fungus, bats, peaches and eight buddhist emblems.
It dates from the Jiaqing/Daoguang period (the late 18th-19th century) and has an estimate of €10,000-15,000 in the sale to be held by Aguttes at Drouot on June 12.