Ornament

Item number 706/37 a-b from the MOA: University of British Columbia.

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Silk embroidered, tasseled ornament (parts a-b). Part a has a triangular shaped body with curved sides in the form of a ruyi design that is embroidered onto the surface in dark blue, blue and light blue. Hanging from the middle is a light blue knot which is in between two silk thread tassels, one blue and one yellow. There is a looped piece of twine attached at the top of the ornament. Part b has an oval-like shaped body with curved sides similar to the ruyi pattern. Hanging from the bottom is a dark green knot, followed by two sets of smaller knots then two long, silk threaded, dark green tassels. Embroidered onto the body is a blue, light blue and dark blue narcissus with two blue and black bats on a green background. Both sides are identical.