Imperial surcoat. Formal wear. Not made up. Navy blue silk tapestry (kesi) with four woven roundels ( on chest,back and each shoulder) in red, pink, blue, green, white and yellow silks and gold thread. Each medallion contains a front-facing five-clawed dragon purchasing the sacred pearl against a background of clouds, below are shallow lishui and rocks. The two medallion on the shoulders bear one of the Twelve Imperial emblems ; the Sun disc on the left shoulder and the Moon disc on the right shoulder. The surcoat bears imperial symbols that might indicate it has been worn by a high ranking individual, however, in absence of provenance we do not have any certainty.