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Shoes

Pair of blue and white embroidered silk center-platform shoes. Shoes have a cobalt blue band below upper edging. Below this is a white horizontal section. Both sections are filled with hand-embroidery in satin stitch with lotus butterfly and cherry…

Spindle

The wooden spindle rack is essentially rectangular with a butterfly-shaped handle at the center of one lengthwise frame member. At the point where the handle is mounted a cross-piece slat adds reinforcement. Lengthwise on the frame holes are driled…

Fan

This is a round Chinese fan with black lacquer frame and a silk embroidered face. It is embroidered on off-white silk fabric. The embroidery consists of a rooster in yellows with blue and black plumes and a butterfly with pink and light green wings…

Hat

Black velvet Chinese winter hat. It has a black velvet upturned brim. The crown is black satin. There is a red satin circle of cord fringes radiating from the peak of the crown. A stiff upside-down "U" loop is at the center of the hat. From a picture…

Hat

Black velvet Chinese winter hat. It has a black velvet upturned brim. The crown is black satin. There is a red satin circle of cord fringes radiating from the peak of the crown. A stiff upside-down "U" loop is at the center of the hat. From a picture…

Tassel

Red tassels to be affixed to top of Mandarin hats. Multistrands of red silk radiating from central fabric covered wooden buttons. Heavy cord loop covered by braided silk extends from two sides of wooden button. Wooden Accession Button Tassel Loop…