A pretty grey silk damask Chinese jacket, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, embroidered with roundels of flowers and large butterflies, cream silk bands edge the sleeve with black trim, collar to hem 125cm high and sleeve to sleeve 121.5cm?Provenance: From a private American collection formed in the 1980's and 1990's?The soft gentle colours appealed to the European ladies of the era, circa 1900-1920. This jacket showed how the embroidery studios not longer serving the court turned their skill to older embroideries to satisfy a new wave of fashion garments for the west. ?清19世纪 烟灰地缎绣团花蝶纹女褂拍品来源：美国私人收藏，购自上世纪八十至九十年代间?Condition Report: Some minor damage to the collar and some stains to the fabric commensurate to ageCondition Report Disclaimer