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Floor-length blue silk cape with embroidered birds and symbols. The cape opens in the front centre and has a slit midway up the back centre. The collar is a short, stand-up collar with several bands of fabric; blue-green, purple, two floral bands and one cream band. Around the collar are larger fabric borders; floral on cream background, black, green and purple on tan background, blue and green on white background. The borders edge the centre opening of the cape and continue along the bottom. The cape is decorated with egret birds, representing a Chinese civic official of the sixth rank. The egret is white with a short tail, green bill and legs. Among the birds are bright, multicoloured clouds and the eight Buddhist symbols of good fortune in couched gold thread. There are two red ties in the front centre of the cape. The inside lining is pink silk.
Brown silk, jacquard woven tunic. The tunic opens on the right front, held together by two metal buttons on the shoulder and two on the side. The tunic has slits up each side as well as the centre front and back. Around the neck is a Mandarin collar. The pattern and border are slightly raised and more opaque than the background. The pattern has large circles containing a bird and an animal under a tree with a building in the distance. The circles are arranged diagonally on a background of clouds and endless knots. The border is along the edge of the sleeves, the bottom of the tunic and the side opening. The border consists of clouds, bats, flowers, swastikas and the symbols Xi (joy) and Ji (luck). The pattern and border continue on the back side. The inside lining is blue silk.
Embroidered appliques adhered to a large sheet of yellow-white paper. The centre piece is a figure in a white robe holding a Ruyi sceptre and sitting upon a blue-green dragon. There is a second figure holding a green banner while leaning on the dragon's tail. The surrounding pieces create an outdoor scene with a road, black fence and greenery. Among the scene are symbols including bats, butterflies, a pair of scrolls and a pair of circular gold ornaments.
Embroidered pieces adhered to a large sheet of yellow-white paper. The centre piece is a male figure in red and gold, holding a branch and a Ruyi scepter, while standing on a green-black dragon. To the right, is a female figure in a green robe sitting on a pheasant with three barbed tail feathers. The last figure on the right is a male playing a flute while sitting on a dragon. To the left of the centre figure, is a male figure in gold-red holding a sword and walking across a bridge. The final figure on the left is a woman in gold-green cradling a child. Among all the figures are symbols, including clouds, bats, butterflies, peonies, chrysanthemums and lotuses.
Velvet covers with metal applique and fringe (part a-b). The cover has a velvet centre panel and surrounding border. The panel is maroon with a green centre and corners. Both the oval-shaped centre and corners have scalloped edges. The border is multicoloured with red, green, blue and purple sections; the majority of sections being red and green. Metal decorations are sewn over the surface of the panel and border. The decorations include birds, crabs, dragons, butterflies, peonies, chrysanthemums and narcissus as well as gold thread and sequins. Along all four sides is a metal chain-link fringe, in the shape of flowers and leaves. Part (a) and (b) are the same.
Embroidered applique bat adhered to a large sheet of yellow-white paper. The bat has a blue and green head with yellow eyes. The bat's lopsided wings have a scalloped edge to one side and curl at the ends. One wing is blue and green, while the other is blue and pink. On each side of the bat is a barbed leaf. Corresponding to the bat's wings, one leaf is blue and green, the other is blue and pink.
Embroidered floral pieces adhered to a sheet of white paper. The centre piece is a blue vase with a pink flower and leaves upon a two-tiered table. Attached to the centre piece are several other blue and green vases with flowers and leaves. Some of the flowers are peonies and lotuses. Among the vases and flowers are symbols, including a pair of scrolls, peaches and a butterfly. All the pieces are placed closely together and outlined with gold thread.
Three sheets of embroidery appliques adhered to paper. Part a is a large sheet of yellow-white paper with the centre piece being a figure in a red-white robe holding a branch and sitting upon a blue-green dragon. There are also two figures dressed in green holding fans over their shoulders, a figure dressed in blue holding a fan on a long pole, a gold sun and blue-green clouds. There is a sword with flowers and ribbons, and three vases filled with blue-green flowers. Part b is an embroidery adhered to a sheet of yellow-white paper of a blue vase upon a green pedestal with a pink-white chrysanthemum in the centre. The vase is filled with greenery, blue and red flowers. Part c is an embroidery adhered to a sheet of yellow-white paper of a light brown pair of castanets and a dark brown flute with a blue ribbon.
Soft cover book filled with hand-written Chinese script in black ink. Each page has columns designated by vertical red lines,with dark maroon circles interspersed throughout the writing.
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. Jiaqing tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in Chinese characters are on the obverse; boo cang left-right (mintmark) in Manchu are on the reverse. Dot on the top-left reverse; file marks; extra metal is inside the centre hole.