"Man's court robe (chaopao) of grey brown silk embroidered with coloured silks and gold thread.\nThe upper part of the robe is embroidered with the usual lobe shaped design with four facing five-clawed dragons amid clouds and bats. This bordered by a water and wave pattern. \nAround the waist is a narrow band embroidered with four small dragons in profile, clouds, waves and water. On the right side is a small jen flap with a facing dragon.\nThe pleated skirt is embroidered with twelve small dragon medallions: a number not prescribed in the Qianlong regulations concerning costume.\nAround the hem is another band of embroidery with four profile dragons, clouds, water and waves.\nThe edges and hems are finished with a brocade strip with the designs in gold on a blue ground."@en . . . .