Chinese pink silk Manchu lady's Informal robe, Changyi, late Qing Dynasty, embroidered in satin stitch and brightly coloured butterflies hovering over scattered orchid sprays, enclosed by a black silk border similarly worked with pairs of orchid plants alternating with butterflies, the sleeves with white ground bands en suite, length 139 cm and width 115 cm. Provenance: Sotheby's Australia 27 and 28 Oct 2009, lot 148, purchased from Judith Rutherford