A CHINESE SILK ~DRAGON~ SURCOAT^ CIRCA 1900¦the pale yellow ground robe couched with eight gilt-thread five clawed dragons amid shou characters and auspicious symbols and silk embroidered clouds^ flaming pearls^ bats and flowers^ all above a wave and lishui border with further gilt-thread couching^ with collar^ cuffs and hem of gilt-thread ground and turquoise embroidered borders^ side opening^ with orange lining¦130cm high^ 168cm wide¦¦Provenance: Private Collection^ London¦