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Mandarin Square

Mandarin Square Black ground fabric with gold couching of sea mountains clouds and paradise fly-catcher with various Buddhist symbols and the Sun; entire design is couched; the border is the continuous thunder line also couched

Cover, pillow

Cover Black with red bias tape sewn on in squares 14.5" x 14" 11.5" x 12"; black cotton backing; machine sewn; outer square corners are miteral inner square corners are not

Embroidery

silk panel with blue border; two ribbon borders; inner piece is white silk embroidered in green pink and orange; embroidered satin long/short continuous darning stitches on silk ground; 2 pheasant 1 duck and flowers; backed with white cotton written…

Mandarin Square

the ground fabric is black silk; the stylized clouds are in blues silk satin stitched with gold couching as outline; the border is gold couching (coming loose); paradise fly-catcher - gilt couching; looks as though the bird and alternate designs in…

Mandarin Square

black silk groud fabric; lined in light blue silk; "E 54" written in ink on lining; gold couched sea; white pheasant; blue mountains clouds; floral border; orange sun; several Buddhist symbols represented; embroidered stitches; satin couching outline

Mandarin Square

black ground fabric; water mountains clouds paradise fly-catcher all appear to have been silver thread that has tarnished; design is entirely couched; Korean character border; turquoise blue silk lining; very stained falling apart

Mandarin Square

brown ground fabric; gold couching sea mountains and floral border; clouds and precious things are multi-colored silk; the half bird appears to be a quail; embroidered stitches; couching satin short/long and continuous darning

Embroidery

iris flowers and leaves embroidered and originally mounted on paper; satin stitch gilt outline couched

Madarin Square

black silk ground; sea mountains and clouds with Taoist and Buddhist precious things; entire design is couched; border is couched thunder line; bird is the paradise fly-catcher(?) and the flaming pearl; eye and tongue are satin stitch

Jacket

Jacket Smoked silk hand stitched; front side opening; 5 frogs; round neck; pocket on inside front panel; 19.25" sleeve pieces; side slits; rounded bottom hem; center back seam; hand bound neck; worn on folded edges and bottom of pocket; mended in…