A lady's majenta silk informal robe Qing dynasty, late 19th century, the silk ground woven with auspicious symbols among floral scrolls, embroidered in satin stitch with twelve figure scene roundels interspersed with butterflies, birds and flower sprays, the neck and hem with a border of animals and birds among blossoming trees, and the sleeve bands with figures and animals in rural and garden settings, all on white silk grounds, 1040 cm long, 1500 cm wide