A Japanese silk brocade priests robe, kesa, 18th/19th century, sewn from cut patches of silk ground

A Japanese silk brocade priest's robe, kesa, 18th/19th century, sewn from cut patches of silk ground brocade with four-clawed dragon roundels amongst cloud scrolls in coloured and gilt threads, framed by long border bands with the same fabric and design, with four applied squares with pale pink ground woven with the dragons and clouds in a smaller scale at the corners, the reserve lined with dark purple silk, 204 x 110cm. Provenance: Estate of the late designer Anthony Powell (1935 – 2021).cf. A section of a similar kesa was sold at Christie’s London, a Private European Collection Acquired from 1900, 18th March 2015, lot 719十八至十九世紀 團龍紋織錦袈裟來源：已故設計師安東尼·鮑威(1935 – 2021)藏。Please refer to department for condition report