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Japanese doll of a young girl dressed ina kimono doing a dance with a branch of wisteria in bloom carried over her right shoulder. She wears a lacquered bowl-shaped hat which is fastened under her chin with a red silk cord. Her kimono has purple…

Square of embroidered red silk; floral satin stitch motif in green white and pink. No backing. Probabbly made by same woman who made 1974.001.003 1974.001.004 1974.001.005 1974.001.006 1976.001.002. (ident. by Tony Ventura)

Pair of red silk embroidered squares; floral satin stitch motif in green pink blue yellow and black; almost identical. No backing. Possibly a purse; 1930s; probably made by same woman who made 1974.001.003 1974.001.004 1974.001.005 1974.001.006…

Two green silk squares; satin stitch figures (man riding unicorn with man following); blue and white floral; Peking knot; frayed edges. Presentation piece: boy returning home Peking and civil service test (ident. by Tony Ventura)

Made from an old scrap of blue silk; white green satin stitch in floral pattern; brown and beige inner border. Black outer border with blue flower border design. Backing on open-weave beige fabric. (ident. made by Tony Ventura)

Mandarin square on black silk. Blue satin clouds gold couched bird in flight (goose) gold couched lattice border coral beaded sun or moon frayed blue backing. (Goose = 4th civil rank.) (ident. and dated by Tony Ventura)

White silk sleeve band; black silk border; embroidered with floral symbols; pink green blue Peking knot; gold couching. Backed with beige cotton. (ident. by Tony Ventura)

imitation mandarin square; very rough figures and rough embroidery stitches; couched border; bright orange and green bird mountains and sun; blue water and clouds; end of bolster pillow; pillow used to lean on during meals id T+N 12/12/83

Embroidered Chinese Panel Four peonies and one bud embroidered in satin stitch. Red peony in center with blue peony and peach-colored bud on left side. Blue peony and yellow peony on right with green and blue-green leaves on cream-colored background.…

Silk damask wrap satin calf-length garment with a front overlap closing to the right and fastened with 5 loop closures (no buttons or togles present). Hand stitched 3" border embroidered with satin stitch couching the brown ground fabric. It has…