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Woven of natural fiber some dyed to create pattern of green checkerboard with accent larger squares. Scalloped edge at top. Dyed fibers in green. Tapered from open top to flat enclosed bottom in order to provide a sleeve- like enclosure for a…

Woven of natural fiber some dyed to create pattern of green checkerboard with accent large chevrons. Scalloped edge at top. Tapered from open top to flat enclosed bottom in order to provide a sleeve- like enclosure for a conventional drinking glass.…

Woven of natural fiber some dyed to create pattern of diagonal stripes. Scalloped edge at top. Dyed fibers in green orange and yellow. Tapered from open top to flat enclosed bottom in order to provide a sleeve- like enclosure for a conventional…

Silk damask wrap satin calf-length garment with a front overlap closing to the right and fastened with 5 loop closures (no buttons or togles present). Hand stitched 3" border embroidered with satin stitch couching the brown ground fabric. It has…

Manchu's man's semiformal court coat (chi-fu); brick red color; full-length garment; front overlap closing to the right fastened with 5 loop and gilt metal ball toggle buttons and 1 knotted-cord toggle button under front flap; papered sleeves ending…

Theater costume; woman's coat; worn at Chinese Opera at 5th Ave. Theater. peach with coarse beige silk lining; embroidered with silver couching and silk threads; trees birds flowers; 9 frogs closing. possibly represents female non-official…

Men's outerwear coat. Burgundy silk damask lined with off-white lamb fleece with side vents. Front and center opening with 4 brass ball-shaped buttons with flower and bird design and button loop closures of same fabric. Mandarin style collar with…

Coat/robe red satin weave silk; hand sewn; lined in purple patterned silk; sleeves lined in blue silk; damask weave; front opening slanted to right side; 5 frogs with gold metal buttons; round neck with round stand up collar; black satin 19.5" sleeve…

coat; black satin weave silk; rose-pink lining; satin stitch embroidery of flowers including chrysanthemums; 4 yellow frogs close center opening; mandarin collar

Blue silk dragon robe in poor condition: silk lining and backing disintegrating gold couching is falling off in many places. Hand sewn full length garment front overlap closing to the right loops for closing but the buttons or balls are missing short…