Chao-fu China circa 1870 silk Indigo Blue silk dragon Chao-fu, finely embroidered with running dragons chasing the Pearl of Wisdom and Truth, surrounded by clouds, cranes, bats and canopies, above water waves in which peonies float. Twelve dragon roundels decorate the middle of the skirt and brocade trims the edges.
Chao-fu China circa 1870 silk Indigo Blue silk dragon Chao-fu, finely embroidered with running dragons chasing the Pearl of Wisdom and Truth, surrounded by clouds, cranes, bats and canopies, above water waves in which peonies float. Twelve dragon roundels decorate the middle of the skirt and brocade trims the edges.