A Royal blue patterned silk damask Chinese short jacket, Qing Dynasty, 19th century, worn by the Manchu women over their long robes for extra decoration, trimmed with cream silk embroidered with vignettes of different flowers then the decoration continues with various ribbons forming a large ruyi shaped cloud front and back enclosing the symbol of long life in the form of an eternal knot, lined in peach coloured silk, 69cm collar to hem x 133 cm wide sleeve to sleeve ?Provenance: From a private American collection formed in the 1980's and 1990's晚清 藏青地缎绣短褂拍品来源：美国私人收藏，购自上世纪八十至九十年代间?Condition Report: wear to collar alteration to garmentlining faded and torn and wornarea of staining to white ground area bordering collar approximately 2cm x 2cm some wear commensurate with age throughout Condition Report Disclaimer