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Cantonese Opera Panel2701/7 b

Front panel with side ties, normally worn over a skirt, is made up of two panels attached to a white cotton band at the waist, the upper decorated as above and with long strings of beads hanging from bottom hem. Curlicues of sequins decorate edges of under panel and shorter strings of beads hang from the hem. The panel is part of a costume with a blouse (2701/7 a) and a belt (2701/7 c).

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
metal, synthetic fibre ?, plastic, cotton fibre, glass ? and dye
Made in
Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Skirt2701/4 b

A skirt of white synthetic fabric with silver and purple ornamentation that together with a blouse (2701/4 a) forms a costume. The skirt is full and gathered onto a waistband that is open at one side with long ties. It has an overskirt of filmy white fabric. Scattered over the surface are clusters of silver sequins in a tendril pattern. There are bands of purple and silver sequins in a pattern of irregular interlocking circles and a line of sequins near the hem of the skirt.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
synthetic fibre, cotton fibre ?, plastic, dye and metal
Made in
Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Jacket2701/13 a

Collarless jacket made of a sheer white fabric completely covered with blue embroidery and lined with white nylon fabric that closes at the front with metal snap fasteners. The long sleeves have plain white nylon extensions that are open along the inner seam. The jacket is worn with a skirt (2701/13 b), a blouse (2701/13 c), and a belt (2701/13 d) as a costume.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
synthetic fibre, silk fibre ?, dye and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Blouse2701/2 a

A blouse of shiny blue-green fabric decorated with sequins of darker blue-green and silver in a pattern of lotus flowers, stems, and leaves. The blouse opens at the side and diagonally across the top to the collar and has metal snap-fasteners spaced along the opening. It has a high mandarin collar, long, tight sleeves, white lining, and a curved lower edge. The blouse is wrn with a skirt (2701/2 b) as a costume.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
metal, synthetic fibre ?, cotton fibre ?, plastic and dye
Made in
Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Blouse2701/7 a

A sleeveless blouse made of purple fabric, with high mandarin collar and decorated with floral designs of sequins in white and silver, closes down the back with metal snap fasteners. Sleeves and collar are edged with solid lines of sequins. Blouse is part of a costume with a panel (2701/7 b) and a belt (2701/7 c).

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
metal, synthetic fibre ?, plastic, cotton fibre, glass ? and dye
Made in
Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Blouse2701/4 a

A blouse of white synthetic fabric with silver and purple ornamentation that together with a skirt (2701/4 b) forms a costume. The blouse has long, wide sleeves with long white sleeve extensions, a round neckline and closes down the back with metal snap fasteners. Scattered over the surface are clusters of silver sequins in a tendril pattern. There are bands of purple and silver sequins in a pattern of irregular interlocking circles near the ends of the sleevest and a line of sequins at the hem.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
metal, synthetic fibre, cotton fibre ?, plastic and dye
Made in
Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaperN1.213 q

One of twenty-one reproductions (a-u) of paintings with calligraphy, printed in red, orange, grey, and blue and kept in a silk brocade folder (v). Depicted in the foreground is a lone hanging tree and, to the front of a background of distant mountains, a person fishing from a boat. Blue characters with two red seals are along one top corner and a red seal is placed at each of the bottom corners.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaperN1.213 p

One of twenty-one reproductions (a-u) of paintings with calligraphy printed in red, grey, and blue designs and kept in a silk brocade folder (v). Depicted is a scholar (?) sitting under a tree on a riverbank, with blue characters along one top corner with two red seals, and another red seal at the opposite bottom corner.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaperN1.213 o

One of twenty-one reproductions (a-u) of paintings with calligraphy printed in red, grey, and blue designs and kept in a silk brocade folder (v). Similar to (n) is depicted a scholar (?) looking at a tree, with two columns of blue characters along one side, one red seal at one bottom corner, and two red seals at the other bottom corner.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PaperN1.213 n

One of twenty-one reproductions (a-u) of paintings with calligraphy printed in red, orange, grey, green and blue designs and kept in a silk brocade folder (v). Depicted is a scholar (?) looking at a tree, with two columns of blue characters along one side, one red seal at one bottom corner, and two red seals at the other bottom corner.

Culture
Chinese
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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