. "Imperial Robe (sleeveless), of tapestry-weave silk (kesi), woven in coloured silks and gold thread; some of the details have been executed with the brush. \nThe design consists of five-clawed dragons pursuing flaming jewels among clouds; in the intervals are bats and the eight Buddhist emblems (pa chi-hsiang) tied with fillets. The borders are mounted with a band of brocade woven with small dragon medallions and the eight precious symbols (ba bao)."@en . . .