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Jacket1458/39

Purple damask silk jacket with embroidery. The jacket has a short standing collar, long wide sleeves and side opening with gold buttons and frog closures. Around the neck, side opening and bottom hem is a green border with a dark blue band and endless knot trim. The damask is woven containing the Taoist symbols of the Eight Immortals. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, dye and metal
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ribbon1458/37

Long, rectangular shaped, blue, silk ribbon with gold metallic threaded border and detailing. Depicted are four scenes of men, three appear to be doing various agricultural tasks while the fourth is lying down. Behind each is a floral motif showing orchids, a peony tree, bamboo shoots and a prunus tree.

Culture
Chinese
Material
fibre, silk fibre and metal
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ribbon1458/36

Long, rectangular, blue silk ribbon with an embroidered pattern of cranes with pomegranates, peonies, bees, grasshoppers, Mandarin ducks, orchids along with pieces of foliage. Bordering this pattern is a stripe of red and green.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, dye and metal
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ribbon1458/35

Long, rectangular, silk ribbon with an embroidered pattern of purple butterflies, blue birds and green lotuses bordered by a purple, blue, green and black geometric design on a cream background.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ribbon1458/34

Long, rectangular, silk ribbon with an embroidered pattern of fuchsia, pink, yellow, blue and green flowers on a green branch alternating with a yellow, green and pink butterfly on a black background.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Shoes1458/31 a-b

Pair of shoes made of pink silk(?) with two arms that protrude forward from the top of the heel. The front of the shoe is decorated with multicoloured embroidered butterflies. The sole is made from several layers of off-white cotton.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre ?, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sleeve Cuff1458/26

Pink silk cloth embroidered with white, blue, pink, red and brown butterflies, pink and blue flowers, and green leaves on half of front; and on the other, a double repeating band of white and purple flowers on a black line, with flowers, leaves, butterflies, and encircled flowers in its centre. Alternating green bats and black symbols on side near edge. Green border near pink fringe.

Culture
Chinese
Material
fibre
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sleeve Cuff1458/25

Pink silk background with embroidery of two green, blue, yellow, and pink pomegranates and flowers, leaves and branches with two birds and flower in between. Next to this is repeated row of flowers and leaves on a black line. Beside this are alternating green and blue bats and chinese symbols in a row, and next to edge is row of green flowers.

Culture
Chinese
Material
fibre
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Purse1458/23

Rectangular, flax fibre purse consisting of a long rectangular textile folded in three equal portions with the inner fold stitched together to form a pocket. The outer flap is embroidered with a variety of orange creatures and flowers on a black background with geometric shapes in relief. Almost the entire surface is detailed.

Culture
Chinese
Material
flax fibre, cotton fibre ? and dye
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Table Runner1458/22

White rectangular runner with dark blue embroidery. There is an inner border with geometric and floral motifs. Around the edges is a small blue triangular border. The back is unlined.

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