Short purple damask robe with Mandarin collar, wide sleeves, side slits and side opening with fasteners. The damask is woven with Taoist symbols of good fortune. In the front and back centre is a golden bird (golden pheasant?), denoting a civil rank. The collar and border bands are cream with multicoloured scenes surrounded by gold couching and edged with a wide floral trim. The sleeve bands are cream with embroidered figures in a garden on the backside. The inside is unlined.

Blue 'longpao' robe with rounded neck, slender sleeves, hoofed cuffs and side opening with frog closures. There are side slits in the sides, back and front. On the front and back are four-toed dragon, bat, ruyi sceptre, scroll, pair of rectangular and circular ornaments, wave, coral and cloud motifs and the Buddhist and Daoist symbols of good fortune in gold couching on a blue ground. The collar and border bands have dragon, bat and cloud motifs in gold couching on a black ground. The sleeves are black with dragon, bat and cloud motifs on the cuffs. The inside lining is light blue silk.

Blue damask robe with wide sleeves, side slits, side opening and rounded neck. On the front and back are large peony and butterfly motifs in pink, white, green and black on a blue ground. The collar and border bands have endless knot, butterfly, bird and flower motifs on a black ground. The sleeve border has two bands; one with bird and pine tree motifs in gold and green on a black ground and the other band with bird, butterfly, peony and pine tree motifs in blue and white on a black ground. The inside lining is light blue silk.

Red skirt with pleats and embroidery. Across the top is a wide pink cotton waistband with three white buttons. A thin white tie is attached to a loop on the waistband. On the edges of the skirt and pleats are ecru borders, some with a wave pattern. Scattered on the front and back panels are peony and leaf motifs in pink, white, turquoise, purple, gray and black. The inside is unlined.

Maroon skirt with pleats and embroidery. Across the top is a wide cotton waistband with two loops. On the edges of the skirt are thick black borders with a white and black diamond trim. On the edges of the pleats are black borders. On the front and back are square sections with peach, ‘Buddha’s hand’ citron, fish, bat, vase, peony, and book motifs among others, in pink, red, blue, green and white on maroon ground. Scattered on the lower half of the skirt are flower and butterfly motifs. The inside is lined with green silk.

Red jacket with rounded neck, side slits and side opening with gold frog closures. On the front, back and sleeves are butterfly, peony, lotus and prunus motifs in yellow, white, blue and green on a red ground. The collar, sleeve and side borders are made up of three bands: a blue, green geometric pattern on white ground; a white floral on green ground; and a solid black band. The inside is lined with green damask containing a woven floral pattern.

Red robe with rounded neck, wide sleeves, side slits and side opening with metal frog closures. On the front, back and sleeves are four-toed dragon, bird, bat, fan and peony motifs in silver, white, purple, blue and green. The collar and border bands have a silver geometric pattern on a purple ground. The inside is lined with light blue silk.

Multicoloured damask skirt with pleats and embroidery. Across the top is a wide cotton waistband with three rows of frog closures. The various damask panels are woven with bat and flower motifs and eight Buddhist objects of good fortune. On the edges of the skirt are black borders. On the front and back are panels with elaborate borders and butterfly, bat and fish motifs surrounding rectangular pictures of Chinese figures in red, gold, yellow, black, purple, green and blue. Small embroidered butterflies with beaded eyes and black bats are attached between the panels. The inside is unlined.

Green damask skirt with pleats and embroidery. Across the top is a wide cotton waistband with two loops. The green damask is woven containing bat motifs and the Taoism’s Eight Immortal symbols. On the edges of the skirt are black borders with gold and black trim. On the front and back are panels with chrysanthemum, vase, peach, ‘Buddha’s hand’ citron and deer motifs in gold and black couching sewn onto the skirt. The inside is unlined.

Silk band with white picture clouds on a gold couched background. The band is two half circles sewn together and edged with black. The white pictures are identical on both pieces and include a peacock, a butterfly, flowers and birds. The back of the band is lined with blue silk. There is a green silk tie at both ends.