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Wide, long flared tunic with a rounded lower edge, made of cotton fabric dyed with heavy purple dye. Round neck with low upright collar. Fastens at side with frog closings. Pocket inside the front closing where it overlaps. Deep creases forming squares on body of garment and angles where sleeves join it.
Black tunic with short Mandarin collar, side slits and side opening with frog closures. The bottom hem is curved upwards. There is a pocket on the right inner flap. The inside is unlined.
A tall round jar with wide mouth and six vertical lugs on the shoulder. The body design is of two pairs of vertical s-shaped, three-toed dragons. Each pair has a flaming pearl on a cloud between them. The dragon pairs are separated by cranes and swallows. The shoulder of the jar is ringed with three bands of floral patterns two of which are variants of the ruyi motif. The jar is glazed from the interior neck, over the rim and down the body until just short of the base. The lip has a set of inked numbers.
Spouted bottle on a ringed base with round body, long cylindrical neck, flared head and rounded rim. On one shoulder is a round spout tapering to a narrow cylindrical opening. Around the body are floral, fan, vase and endless knot motifs. Around the neck and spout are peach motifs. On the head and shoulders are bands of scrollwork. All designs are blue on white ground.
Whitish spouted bottle with a flat base, oval body, high narrow neck and high deep rim. The spout is thin where it joins on the upper body and tapers to a small tip. Pairs of rings around the bottom neck and mid body are filled with green material and glazed over to form a seal. Lower body and interior are unglazed.
Lead-glazed kendi with long thin spout and tulip-shaped neck and lip. Glaze begins halfway up body and continues up to lip. Design in horizontal incised lines at shoulder and base of neck.
A shadow puppet of a male (laocheng, Emperor's advisor or scholar of the court character) (parts a-b) with a big black eyes, long black eyelashes, and a black beard made of hair. Wearing clothing that is decorated in red, green, and black dragons, and floral print. Wire is coiled around the neck. There is an elaborate red and green headdress (part c) that has a face in profile at the front. Joined in the shoulder, elbow, waist, hips, hands, and fingers with rivets.
A shadow puppet of a male (wujing or military man character)(parts a-b) with a black-painted face, a prominent nose, and a down-turned red mouth. Wearing clothing that is decorated in red and green in a floral print with stripes. Wearing black boots. Wire is coiled around the neck. There is an elaborate red, green, and black headdress (part c) that has a crescent shape. Joined in the shoulder, elbow, waist, hips, hands, and fingers with rivets.
Shadow puppet of laodan or upper-class elderly woman character (parts a-b) with white hair. Wearing clothing that is decorated in red and green floral print. She is wearing shoes for bound feet. Wire is coiled around the neck. Joined in the shoulder, elbow, waist, hips, hands, and fingers with rivets. Head is part b, body is part a.
Black jacket with standing collar, long sleeves, side slits and centre opening with frog closures. The inside is unlined.