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"A Chinese Matriarch" lithograph (?) created by Elizabeth Keith.
The print portrays an aged Chinese woman wearing a dark hat, blue fur-lined coat, black gloves without fingers, wearing a jade ring, gold bracelets, pearl earrings, and holding a…

9" male figure hand puppet. Green, red, white printed cloth robe; cloth legs. Mache head, feet, and hands. Face painted yellow, green, red, and white; red and gold headress; red hair attached as beard. Feet painted black and white. Hands painted…

9" female figure hand puppet. Green, pink, red, white printed cloth robe, flower and butterfly design; cloth legs. Mache head, feet, and hands. Face painted white, black, and red; green headress. Feet painted black and white. Hands painted…

Patchwork cotton print fabric
Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple Collection

Red cotton print with gold thread embroidery
Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple Collection

Mauve print cotton with gold thread embroidery
Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple Collection

Red cotton with gold embroidery spider, glass eyes
Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple Collection

Cotton fabric on painted metal
Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple Collection

“A picture is worth
a thousand words, but an artifact touches your heart.”
–Ellen Hale,
Seattle Betsuin Archives Committee

Sleeveless jacket
Gold thread embroidered black felt
Seattle Betsuin Buddhist Temple Collection

Combination of hakama pants and kataginu, a sleeveless jacket
Green and tan brocade with phoenix and dragon pattern

“My dad loved being on stage and hamming it up. He was
an actor at heart and enjoyed the community of actors he worked with.…