Jacket and Pants

Jacket and Pants

White Silk Damask Jacket and pants A: Silk Jacket - White damask is seven petal flower motif with small diamond shpes in the middle. End of sleeves have four inch cuff of light blue silk with embroidered peony in various shades of pink butterflies in pink green rose and dark purple. Orange flower buds with tan stems and two tone green leaves. Black band between cuff and jacket with designs in purple blue green and dark purple. In between are purple and dark blue sword; blue and tan collar (?); silver - blue urn; red and blue double object; and a tan and blue fruit basket. Collar is blue with black trim with smaller pink peonies green stems gold and tan flowers and four petal pink flowers with dark pink center. Embroidered on white damask are four shaded red and pink peonies. Smaller ones with green leaves and silver - blue branches. In the center and on both sides beneath are larger peonies surrounded by embroidered gold swastikas gold and green bats and blue lotus. Inside corners have blue gold white and red butterflies. Middle of jacket has gold pink green and red butterflies. Bottom cuff is blue with pink peonies gold flowers. Ends are in curled pattern and bordered in black. B: Pants have zipper and hooks as closing mechanism. The pant cuffs are blue silk with black trim. Same two tone pink peony on cuffs with yellow - gold flowers and four petal pink flower with dark pink middle. On either side of lower leg on the white damask are embroidered plum blossoms in two tone blue and red with green leaves silver - blue branches and red and yellow buds. Farther up are blue - two tone and two tone yellow flowers with green leaves and silver - blue stems. About ankle length on the crease is a red peony with multiple symbols - gold swastika gold and green bat blue lotus and green leaves.

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