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Cantonese Opera CollarN1.704 c

White collar with embroidery and brass frog closure. The collar is rounded at the back and pointed at the ends. On the front are butterfly and peony motifs in pink, purple, blue, green, yellow and gold. There is pink trim around the edges. The back lining is white cotton.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, dye, gold metal and paste adhesive
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CoinEdz2289

Round coin with a four-sided hole in the centre, and a rim around the outer edge and the centre hole. The obverse has four characters, and the reverse has four characters. Xianfeng zhongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in formal style Chinese characters are on the obverse; boo ciowan left-right (mintmark) in Manchu, dang shi, top, bottom (value 10) in Chinese are on the reverse. Extra metal is at the rim right; extra metal is inside the centre hole; rim pits, flaws.

Culture
Chinese
Material
iron metal and brass metal
Made in
Beijing, Capital District, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TunicEdz1792

Black tunic with wide extended sleeves and side opening with a tie and snap fasteners. There is a wide band around the neck and partway down the side opening. The band has a geometric pattern with a swastika motif in turquoise on a black ground. The inside lining is white cotton.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, rayon fibre ?, metal, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Counterfeit ? CoinEdz2350

Coin, round, with a four-sided hole at the centre, a rim around the outer edge and a centre hole. The obverse has four characters, and the reverse has two characters. Xianfeng tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in formal style Chinese characters on obverse; boo je left-right (mintmark) in Manchu on reverse. Rim flaws; inner rim not filed.

Culture
Chinese
Material
brass metal and iron metal
Made in
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CoinEdz2311

Coin, round, with a four-sided hole at the centre, a rim around the outer edge and a centre hole. The obverse has four characters, and the reverse has four characters. Xianfeng zhongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in more relaxed style Chinese characters on obverse; boo fu left-right (mintmark) in Manchu, yi shi top, bottom (one-ten=value 10) in Chinese on reverse. File marks; dot obverse near top-right corner of centre hole; large hollows in rims; rim pits; depression on reverse rim top-right.

Culture
Chinese
Material
copper metal and iron metal
Made in
Fuzhou, Fujian, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VestEdz1796

Black vest with netting, mandarin collar and centre opening with white buttons. There are slits in the sides and back. The white buttons have gold characters in the centre. The netting has roundels with a bat motif surrounding a longevity symbol? The collar, front opening, sleeves and hem have black fabric borders. The inside lining is white silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, shell and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CoinEdz2271

Round coin with a four-sided hole in the centre, and a rim around the outer edge and the centre hole. The obverse has four characters, and the reverse has two characters. Daoguang tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters are on the obverse; boo je left-right (mintmark) in Manchu are on the reverse. Marks on the top and the bottom reverse; rim flaws, pits; part of the left character reverse missing.

Culture
Chinese
Material
brass metal and iron metal
Made in
Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Leg PanelEdz1801

Red and green leg panels attached to a cotton waistband with long ties. There is a red half-circle edged with gold braid hanging from the centre of the waistband. Each leg panel is red with a thick green border around three sides. The lining on the back is yellow linen.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, bast fibre and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Leg PanelEdz1802

Red and green leg panels attached to a cotton waistband with long ties. There is a red half-circle edged with gold braid hanging from the centre of the waistband. Each leg panel is red with a thick green border around three sides. The lining on the back is yellow linen.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, metal and bast fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RobeEdz1488

Blue damask robe with rounded neck, wide sleeves, side slits and side opening with metal frog closures. On the front and back are butterfly and flower motifs in pink, yellow, white, green and black on a blue ground. The collar and side border bands have butterfly and prunus tree motifs on a black ground. The sleeve border has two bands; one with phoenix, peony and chrysanthemum motifs on a black ground and the other band with garden scenes, birds and insects on a cream ground. The sleeve lining is pink silk. The inside lining is mauve silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre ?, dye and metal
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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