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Manchu's man's semiformal court coat (chi-fu); brick red color; full-length garment; front overlap closing to the right fastened with 5 loop and gilt metal ball toggle buttons and 1 knotted-cord toggle button under front flap; papered sleeves ending…

Theater costume; woman's coat; worn at Chinese Opera at 5th Ave. Theater. peach with coarse beige silk lining; embroidered with silver couching and silk threads; trees birds flowers; 9 frogs closing. possibly represents female non-official…

Men's outerwear coat. Burgundy silk damask lined with off-white lamb fleece with side vents. Front and center opening with 4 brass ball-shaped buttons with flower and bird design and button loop closures of same fabric. Mandarin style collar with…

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…

coat; black satin weave silk; rose-pink lining; satin stitch embroidery of flowers including chrysanthemums; 4 yellow frogs close center opening; mandarin collar

Blue silk dragon robe in poor condition: silk lining and backing disintegrating gold couching is falling off in many places. Hand sewn full length garment front overlap closing to the right loops for closing but the buttons or balls are missing short…

Coat Completely open down right side; blue silk print (silver and beige pattern); fully padded; lined with off-white fabric. 12 closings total: 5 complete fabric frogs 6 frog closures with glass buttons and loops 1 glass button and loop at neckline.…

Pale blue silk gauze summer coat fastened with 5 black loops and knotted toggle buttons. Side front overlap closing to the right. Black double floral ribbon borders at neck sleeves down front: (1) 1.75" dark purple with Buddhist symbol endless knot…

Short robe (calf length) in a wine colored silk satin external fabric with light blue lining and trim. The entire coat is padded by hand with wine colored thread that has run on the blue lining (has gotten wet at some time causing the red to run).…

Coat Surcoat coat is black silk sating; cuffs are a silk tabby; black satin binding; varigated blue embroidery; bright blue silk satin lining; calf-length garment; center front opening fastened with 5 loop and gilt metal ball toggle buttons; wide…