luminarygardens:

desimonewayland:

EMBROIDERED ‘PEACOCK FEATHER’ CAPE
QING DYNASTY, LATE 19TH CENTURY

The long cape entirely
constructed with layers of overlapping peacock feather shaped panels,
each panel finely worked in satin stitch, the silk threads in tones of
ivory, yellow and blue on the eye of the peacock feather, and the
surround intricately worked in peacock feather filaments, with one cloth
button on the collar and another near the waist, finished with Imperial
yellow lining

Christie’s

@kedreeva