Taoist Robe

Taoist priest robe of embroidered rust rose satin. On back and shoulders an all-over, loose tendril ground in couched gold threads. On the back conventional Taoist motif, five clawed dragons, bats, cranes, clouds, pagodas in couched gold threads and couched twist in colors. On the front large cranes, bats and clouds. Borders of black satin; collar and front with dragons, bats and clouds; side borders with running lotus and leaf design; bottom border with figures of the Eight Immortals and the Eight Trigrams in couched gold threads, couched twist in colors, satin stitch for faces. Lining of lelmon-yellow silk with medallion pattern.