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CollarN1.36

Collar with embroidered designs on rows of flaps. There are five rows of flaps fanning out from a decorated band. The top row is teardrop shaped with floral motifs on blue ground, edged with blue. The second row is half ruyi shaped with floral motifs on purple ground, edged with purple and blue. The third row is teardrop shaped with vase motifs on yellow ground, edged with blue. The fourth row is teardrop shaped with vase motifs on orange ground, edged with purple. The last row is half ruyi shaped with bird motifs on turquoise, purple and orange ground, edged with blue. The back is lined with blue-green damask silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, fibre, metal and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanelN1.35

Grey silk cloth embroidered with flowers and leaves, duck holding a scroll (?), gourds, two scrolls with Chinese character on them, carp, and gold metallic swirl design throughout. Edges folded under.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, fibre and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanelN1.33

Cream panel with embroidery. The panel is made of two long rectangular pieces sewn together. The embroidered bands have floral and butterfly motifs in predominately blue and gold on cream ground. The back is unlined.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, fibre and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Robe3696/2

Light green, silk gauze robe with wide sleeves, round neck, and right side opening; secured with metal frog closures. Cuffs, collar, and side opening bordered with embroidered black band. Embroidery design is of white birds flying through blue and white clouds; clouds made up of curvilinear motifs. Thin white ribbon trims band, with alternating floral and butterfly designs. Silk gauze ground has medallion designs woven throughout; sleeves are lined and embroidered. Embroidery on lining has designs of flying birds, flowers, and curvilinear motifs.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, fibre, dye and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coat3696/1

Yellow silk robe with wide sleeves, round neck, and right side opening; secured with knotted frog closures. Cuffs, side opening, and bottom edge bordered with black band; decorated with embroidered blue and white floral motifs, and gold scrollwork. Scrollwork done in metallic thread. Additional white bands on cuffs, with flowers in vases; done in blue and gold. White ribbon, with pink and blue flowers, and green geometric designs, trim black band along bottom edge, neckline, and opening. Butterflies and floral motifs, both alone and in vases, embroidered across robe; gold ground has flower designs woven across surface. Lined with natural cloth. Square tag attached at collar, and characters stamped to inner edge of jacket opening; done in red.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, fibre, dye and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Vase3588/7

Famille rose porcelain vase with a flared lip, cylindrical neck, oval-shaped body, and flat base with a raised foot; carvings of a creature, holding a red ball, on either side of neck function as handles. Opening and bottom edge of vase are trimmed with decorative bands; borders are filled with intersecting lines, floral motifs, and four irregularly-shaped ovals spaced throughout. Ovals are filled with different designs; opening border ovals filled with additional floral motifs, bottom border ovals depict structures and surrounding landscapes. Rest of vase surface is decorated with a various scenes; including people at court, boating, and walking through gardens. Sticker attached to vase base.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay, paint and glaze
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pillow3588/4

Blue and white porcelain pillow; hollow and rectangular in shape, with openwork on left and right sides. Openwork consists of two medallions that overlap at their edges; designs on medallions are central square cutouts and ovals along the sides. Leaves and flowers surround the medallions. Top, bottom, front, and back sides are bordered with a cloud motif; central designs are of different patterned medallions surrounded by flowering branches. Four medallions on front and back sides, done in staggered columns; seven on top and bottom with a central medallion circled by the other six.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay, paint and glaze
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bowl3588/9

Famille rose porcelain bowl with four scenes painted along the sides; bowl is rounded, and has a flat foot. Bowl opening and foot are trimmed with wide bands. Border along opening is of alternating curvilinear and triangular motifs; dots inside curvilinear designs. Bottom edge has a border of identical structures inside rectangles. Scenes around sides are inside irregularly-shaped rectangles and consist of people in various scenarios, including fighting, flying kites, climbing trees, and holding lanterns. Surface around scenes and in between borders is entirely decorated with floral motifs. Bowl base is concave; red seal stamped in centre.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay, paint and glaze
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Paste Box3588/5 a-b

Blue and white porcelain paste box (part a); rectangular in shape with a separate lid (part b). Sides on both components have central four-petaled flowers surrounded by vines. Top of lid has a peony in the centre, surrounded by vines; edges are bordered with a Greek key motif. Bottom of box and interiors of box and lid are undecorated. Box has a raised foot, and an inner lip, for the lid to rest on.

Culture
Chinese
Material
clay, paint and glaze
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dragon Robe3550/1

Dark red robe with a round neck, long sleeves, hoof cuffs, and a side opening with gold frog closures. There are slits in the centre front and back. Collar, side opening and cuffs are bordered with black and trimmed with dark gold floral motifs. Dragons, clouds and waves embroidered in silver throughout borders. The front, back and upper sleeves of the robe have five-toed dragon, pearl, fish, cloud, crane, gourd, mountain, Taoist symbols, and floral motifs; all done in silver embroidery. The lower sleeves are black and decorated with silver lines; cuffs and lower sleeves edged with a gold braid. Inner lining of cuffs is dark blue silk with circular symbols embroidered throughout; the rest of robe interior is plain light blue silk.

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