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  • Collection: Objects

Coat

Coat/robe red satin weave silk; hand sewn; lined in purple patterned silk; sleeves lined in blue silk; damask weave; front opening slanted to right side; 5 frogs with gold metal buttons; round neck with round stand up collar; black satin 19.5" sleeve…

Hat

Woven bamboo hat with low crown; closed weave of unstained bamboo detailed with 2 strips of stained bamboo crossing each other at crown. Thick bamboo rim. Closely woven bamboo insert for head frame. Crown is low and well rounded. Tape marked: "W.P.…

Hat

Bamboo hat with scene (hand painted) of beach hut and palm trees in greens and blues. Crown point reinforcement is 4-sided braided bamboo painted red on small piece of red painted canvas. Wide bamboo rim lashed into bamboo leaf brim/body. 5 circles…

Table

Wood frame with gesso underground with painted lacquer surface. Curved horn-shaped roundels on top. Two stretcher bars on legs. Top is scholars in courtyard. Flowers birds and landscape decoration on sides and legs. Extensive lacquer chipping with…

Mirror

Wood frame with painted lacquer scene of scholars at leisure. Said to originally hold an embroidery. Modern mirror. Brass hangers with a "Shw" design at top. Owner's attrib: 1790's. De Young Museum: Turn of the Century Chipping and flaking on edges.…

Bowl

Coarse stoneware white outside turquoise inside. Crude painting on outside. Rooster and floral design. Octagonal shaped.

Dish

Coarse stoneware quatiefoil shaped. White glaze color enamel design floral interior. Raised foot wave design. Outside: flower and bats.

Dish

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Coarse stoneware dish in three petal shape with raised foot. Yellow register in interior with flowering plant. exteriror an abstract lecl(???) design.

Cover, Chair Seat

New Year red silk satin chair cover. The top fits over a chair back and is bound with self-fabric. In the center is a blue and white satin stitched crane with a red radish(?) in his beak. He is surrounded by various Chinese symbols couched in gold…

Cover, pillow

Embroidered pillow cover of salmon silk with bright blue silk satin double binding. Satin stitch embroidery of three peonies in shaded salmon three morning glories in blue peach and salmon with leaves and vines group of plum blossoms in bluw and…