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RobeN1.64

Dark blue robe with embroidered designs. The robe has rounded neck, side slits and centre opening with a frog closures and glass button. The front and back have peony, moth, prunus, chrysanthemum, mountain, wave and coral motifs on dark blue ground. In the centre front and back is a large roundel with peony and moth motifs. The sleeves are folded back with peony and moth motifs on blue ground. The inside lining is blue damask silk with a small floral motif.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, dye and glass
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CapeN1.62

Orange damask cape. The cape has a rounded neck, wide sleeves, side slits and side opening with brass frog closures. The damask is woven with large roundels enclosing two dragon motifs. The borders around the neck, sleeves and side opening have a blue and white prunus motif on black ground edged with white floral trim. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RobeN1.58

Red robe with rounded neck, wide sleeves, side slits and centre opening with frog closures. On the upper front and back is a rectangular badge with a right facing mandarin duck, denoting a civil seventh rank official. Surrounding the duck are blue and white wave, sun, peony, bat motifs and a gold meander border on a red ground. On the front, back and sleeves are wave, peony and butterfly motifs in blue, white and green. The neck border has a prunus motif in blue and white on a black ground with a thin floral trim. The sleeve border has two bands; the same prunus motif with floral trim and a garden scene with figures in blue on a cream ground. The inside lining is blue silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, fibre and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RobeN1.57

Dark blue robe with short standing collar, wide sleeves, side slits and centre opening with frog closures. On the front, back and sleeves are bat, butterfly, orchids, chrysanthemum, peony and prunus motifs and small roundels with scenes of two figures holding different objects in gold, blue, green, purple and white. The collar and sleeves have borders of solid black with floral trim. The inside lining is blue silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, fibre and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileN1.56

Silk background with peacock, tree, peonies, other flowers, leaves, grasses, rock in brown, purple, pink, green, blue, yellow, white.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanelN1.55

A square silk piece that has a design consisting of a central circle that has two cranes surrounding peaches and prunes within on a red background. At each corner there are two blue peaches, one gold-coloured bat, and blue clouds. Mounted on a black card. Ko-ssu weaving in blue, white, soft yellow, and traces of silver, all on red ground. Two raw and two selvage edges.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, metal and fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureM4.22

Grey clay figure with a cream slip, in the shape of an animal body with short tail and stump legs; head has broken off. The holes in the legs formerly had rods through them and wheels were attached.

Culture
Near East
Material
clay and paint
Made in
Ashur, Iraq
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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FigureM4.21

Carved figure, made of grey clay depicting a standing woman wearing a dress and a hooded robe or a long headdress. The back and bottom are concave.

Culture
Near East
Material
clay
Made in
Eridu, Iraq
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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JarletM4.20

Small beige clay jar with carved panels. The body is round with a flat base. There is a short stout neck opening to a wide rounded rim. The body is divided into four panels; two panels are smooth while two are rough. There are traces of green on the inside the rim.

Culture
Near East
Material
clay
Made in
Ashur, Iraq
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cuneiform TabletM4.19

Cream-coloured clay cone with cuneiform inscription. One end tapers to a rounded point, the other has a flat, slightly domed base. The sides of the body have very worn, vertical linear inscriptions.

Culture
Sumerian
Material
clay
Made in
Girsu, Iraq
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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