Imperial Robe of silk tapestry (<i>kesi</i>), woven in coloured silks and gold thread on a purple-grey ground. Some of the details have been executed with the brush.
The design is composed of eight circular medallions, each containing a pair of five-clawed dragons in the midst of scrolled clouds upon a fretted background shaped in the centre into a <i>shou</i> (longevity) character. The border and sleeves are mounted with a brocade of similar design on a dark ground.