Daoist album leaf. Painting depicting Xu Xun and the roaring of a command to the wind and thunder. A male figure in red and gold robes with a blue border is standing at the top of a hill with another male figure in green robes and has a sword stuck in the ground beside him. A group of three male figures is standing to one side, and a group of four men is kneeling to the other side. All are looking upwards at the sky where banners and swords are visible through parted clouds. There are green, blue and grey mountains depicted in the distance on either side of the hill. The painting is mounted on off-white damask-patterned silk on paper.

Daoist album leaf. Painting depicting Xu Xun and the eradication of the aberrant in due time. A male figure in light purple robes is standing at the top of a cliff with a sword stuck into the ground in front of him and eight male figures standing behind him. The main figure is looking towards a mountain with a waterfall and a bird flying against a background of clouds. There are more grey and blue mountains in the distance. The painting is mounted on off-white damask-patterned silk on paper.

Daoist album leaf. Painting depicting Xu Xun and the people at large crying for help. A male figure in green and gold robes with a black border stands atop a hill amidst a crowd of people, some of whom are pointing or gesturing at a grey undulating column of smoke(?). There are blue and green rocky outcroppings and a tree in the foreground with off-white and dark pink clouds against a blue sky in the background. The painting is mounted on off-white damask-patterned silk on paper.

Daoist album leaf. Painting depicting Xu Xun and the leaving of a talisman on a boulder and restraining of a crocodile. A male figure in yellow robes with a green belt and blue border stands at the top of a cliff where a sword is stuck in the ground beside an object composed of three successively smaller stacked rectangular box shapes. Two young male figures, one with a sword sheath, are standing to the side. A waterfall and cave with blue and green rocks are pictured in the distance. The painting is mounted on off-white damask-patterned silk on paper.

Daoist album leaf. Painting depicting Xu Xun and the testing of the multitudes by selling elixirs. A male figure in blue and gold robes is standing behind a table on which is a rectangular platter of gold nuggets(?) and which has a banner hanging from the front. Three other male figures are standing beside the table, and a young man with a sheathed sword is standing with another male figure on the other side of the table. Behind them is a tree, and there are several blue, grey and green mountains as well as buildings in the distance. The painting is mounted on off-white damask-patterned silk on paper.

Pair of matching hanging panels (parts a and b); each consists of three pieces of embroidered cloth attached to a decorative wooden head piece. Head piece is straight across the bottom, scroll-shaped on top, made of wood painted rust red at back and sides, with silk glued and nailed to the front. Front of headpiece is covered with an embroidered silver butterfly motif on green ground with a large red circle; edge is outlined with pink ribbon. Suspended from head are three panels: a wide central one flanked by two narrow ones. Central panel: Chinese characters silver on green ground, appliqued (six circles). Butterfly, peach and gourd motifs, silver on red ground, blue edging; central panel finished at bottom with green knotted fringe. Side panels: peony motif, silver on red ground. Red cotton lining. Hole drilled in wood at top, with string loop for suspension.

A shield-shaped fan made of cardboard with a heavy rolled edge of fabric supported by a wood socket and slat running up the centre back. The concave front has a main design consisting of a bird facing to its right on a peony tree among prunus motifs with turquoise, blue, black, pink, mauve, grey, and pale green bordered by tin reflectors, mirrors, on an ivory-coloured background. The top of the bird's head is blue, and the middle of its wings are purple. A golden bat is at the base with an attached deep pink tassel. The convex back has a printed rose design, 18th century style, on cotton.

Pink robe with wide extended sleeves, side slits, side opening and banded neck edge. On the front, back and sleeves are wave, coral, mountain motifs and roundels with dragon motifs in gold, silver and blue on pink ground. The collar band has a circular meander pattern in gold on pink ground. There are green glass eyes on the front, back and sleeves. Belt carriers have a flower motif in gold and blue on yellow ground stiffened with wood and adhesive. The inside lining is natural-coloured jute.

Reversible transformation robe (fan gongzhuang) with a stand-up collar, wide sleeves, side slits and a centre opening with brass frog fasteners. On surface A, the upper front, back and sleeves have phoenix, bat, cash, narcissus, chrysanthemums and peony motifs in silver, yellow, pink, purple and orange on a turquoise ground. The sleeve border has chrysanthemum motif in silver on a black ground. Below the waist the robe divides into overlapping multicoloured strips with canopy, mountain, cloud, chrysanthemum and narcissus motifs in silver. There are green glass eyes and circular mirrors on the front, back and sleeves. On surface B, the front, back and sleeves have crane, chrysanthemum and peony motifs in silver, blue, pink and yellow on a red ground. The collar, sleeve and border bands have a chrysanthemum motif in silver and blue on a red ground. There are green glass eyes, circular mirrors and tin reflectors. The inside lining is natural-coloured linen.

Long pink vest with tassels. The vest has side slits and centre opening with decorative frog closures. On the front and back is a poppy motif in blue on pink ground. The collar, centre opening, sides and bottom hem have borders of black and white geometric shapes on pink ground. There is a detachable border near the bottom with a wave motif in gold and silver. Along the bottom are knotted ecru tassels with flattened cardboard cylinder heads. Each head has a white Hsi motif on blue ground. There are many metal snap fasteners on the front and back. The inside lining is white cotton.