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Coat

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…

Cloth

hand block printed in deep purple on natural beige cotton fabric; 6 squares long and 4 squares wide utilizing 4 different designs: dragon with 5 legs; pagoda with tiny figure butterfly and snails; peacocks Chinese characters and flowers; figure with…

Picture, woven

scene of temple in Japan (in brown red and green) among some green trees all covered with snow; small patches of light blue sky; small brown building in background; Chinese characters are printed at top and bottom borders; "27 + 45 1014-46" is…

Cuff

sleeve bands made into commercial art textile panels for export; gold silk sleeves with pink and blue flowers; brown silk border with bats endless knot fu; seam down middle border blind stitched with 1/8" black edge tape; embroidery Peking satin…

Cuff

two white silk bands sewed together embroidered with a scene from stories of red chamber blue bridges trees white pink and blue women blue-green clouds; very frayed burn hole in middle of piece; black brocade border with uneven brown tape edge…

Embroidery

blue silk panel with gold thread dragon phoenix and lion bordered by lotus flowers; gourds fans water mountain symbol at bottom; blue clouds brocade border sewed on with tape light blue edge; badly frayed especially bottom edge; embroidery: gold…

Cloth Fragment

Cloth black silk with embroidered flowers peach blossoms center design pinks blues and white; border is black silk with faded yellow red and white brocade sewed on with black edge tape; embroidery: satin stitch; border: brocade multi-colored id T+N…

Costume

Pants: Length: 48"; Width: 21.75" waist 10.5" leg hem black cotton with shiny surface; 7" navy blue linen waist band; 2 black appliqued bands (7/8" and 3/8") trimmed in bright blue at hem of each leg; 4 appliqued 3/8" bands (same colors and fabric)…

Costume

Jacket: Length: 33.75" rear neck to hem Width: 19.5" under arms 1.25" collar 24.75" at hem 70.5" sleeve tip to sleeve tip 7.25" sleeve at wrist stiff black gauze weave used as foundation woven with lines and a faint leaf design; appliqued with 8…

Robe

Robe black silk gauze woven with 8.5" diameter circular insignias consisting of two dragons and assorted designs; hand sewn; center front opening with 4 loops 4 brass metal toggle ball buttons (originally 5) each engraved with butterfly and palm…