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Small Shrine Used For Community Organization Business or Home Shrine consists of a stage like box with a carved decoration at the top. A wooden plaque which stands at the back and two electric candle lights. A: Altar made of red painted wood forming…

Framed document Red paper roster has Chinese characters written by hand in black ink with a title at the top and columns of characters divided by horizontal line. "1981 Seattle (Heng She) " with a list of members names. The paper has been put into a…

Four wood carved Chinese characters painted black on front and sides and white on the back there are holes drilled at the top and the bottom of each charcter for hanging purposes. The Characters refer to the"Heng She" association A: 14.25" X 4.25" X…

Four colorful decorations with pompons and peacock feathers Each decoration is triangular shaped with gold foil painted in red pink white and green floral designs. Attached at the center are two white plastic heads with painted black eyes eyebrows…

Small piece work quilt with wide border Center of the quilt is made up of 35 squares of silk sewn together in rectangular shape. Some of the pink turquoise fuschia peach purple green yellow black gray rust red and orange pieces are made from…

Green Silk Brocade Maru Obi Green satin double layer obi with all over (maru) brocade design in gold light olive green medium olive green and dark olive green thread with bamboo leaf stalk floral wave and diamond motifs. The fabric is folded in half…

Yellow and rust colored silk obi age Narrow fine plain woven silk sash dyed rust and yellow with kanoko shibori ("fawn spot" tyi dying) in wide alternating bands to create a striped effect. To create the crinkled effect white silk is prepared by…

Obi Jime Tie White and purple silk threads woven together to create a glat couble braid with a diagonal stripe design ending in tassles. The tie is created using the kumihimo braiding technique which weaves a narrow tube that is flattened with the…

Man's Formal Black Silk Kimono Long body and short sleeves with square corners. Long straight collar extends half way down the body and is double layered folded in half lengthwise and stitched in place. Around the neck is a reinforcement of self…

Man's Formal Black Silk Haori Jacket Short square sleeves short body straight collar extending to bottom which can folded back to be worn on the outside. Black fine plain weave silk with hard finish hand stitched. Five white mon family crests (two on…