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woven landscape picture (in green blue gray rust and pink) of a pavillion and pier in water with trees sun or moon with 4 black characters in the sky; woven into border: Chi Wen Embroiery & Weaving Works Shanghai China; black characters in left…

woven picture (in green purple orange yellow pink red brown and gray) of trees in front of a temple building with courtyard at front; black characters on top and bottom borders; excellent condition

Scarf Bright orange; small attached printed tag: RN14750 Made in Japan; possibly a "kata-a Buddist scarf in orange and green worn around neck when welcoming dignitaries"; 20th century circa

7 tabs: 5 with black velvet borders 2 undinished; white silk centers embroidered with pastel color (peach green pink blue rust brown gold gray) designs (also some gilt thread used); 2 tabs are identical; trimming: missionary ribbon in green red…

red sateen silk warp cotton backing (or filler); does not seem to have been used; excellent condition

Pina fabric: "Pina-sheer fabric made from fibers of pineapple leaves"; bright pink woven stripes on off-white background; one end unevely cut other end hemmed; circa 1920's; excellent condition CWM '83

machine stitched cotton; blue and white 1/16" woven stripe; round neck finished with black piping; 5 frogs (navy) as closures on front attached by hand 2 have run staining the fabric and front facing; front facing is white the neck facing is self…

entirely hand sewn; fabric close weave; 1/2" pleats at each side sewn closed; braid and rick-rack applied as decoration; central panels front and boack 7.5" wide flat material; decorative trim at hem on top of pleats sewn as 3-sided rectangle with…

adult mid-calf length pant; satin acetate fabric; machine sewn; 6" of elastic sewn into the back waist band; 9" metal side zipper on the left side with a black button on the waist band; each pant leg is fitted 2 frog closures pleat the fabric so it…

Cloth plain weave gauze-like fabric; design applied braid machine stitched to the ground fabric; off-white color; very fine fabric; identified as pina cotton; salvages present; varigated straight stitch (machine) in red; green and yellow attaches…