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JacketN3.21

Short shirt or jacket of pink rayon damask , with an overall pattern of small lozenges enclosing circles, with ties of the same fabric. Short blue ties on the inside of blue fabric. Lined with white ramie. Roughly-written label in black ink written phonetically and in Korean characters at lower edge of lining.

Culture
Korean
Material
rayon fibre, dye, ramie fibre and paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Summer SkirtN3.18

Skirt of made of eight panels of pale green shiny, translucent silk open at the back. The skirt fabric is pleated onto a band of white silk, with long ties at both ends of the band made of ramie doubled over and sewn with stitches concealed inside. There is a smaller area at the top right upper edge with no pleats. On the left side the silk is inserted higher into the waistband, thus raising the bottom hem at this point. Roughly-written label in black ink in phonetic script and Korean characters on waistband.

Culture
Korean
Material
silk fibre, dye and paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Child's JacketN3.19

Light green silk blouse with striped sleeves. The blouse is short and flared with long sleeves. The centre opening has gores of yellow silk on the front edges and is tied closed with red silk ties. The neck is finished with a burgundy silk band, which has an inner neck band of white silk called “dong-jeong”. The sleeves are made of bands of coloured silk stitched together, called “seak-dong”, that are vertical when the arms are extended. The bands are yellow, blue, red, green, white, red, yellow, pink, white, and burgundy. The lower edge of the straight sleeves curves upwards slightly at the end. The blouse is completely lined with fine white cotton cloth that is pasted to the outer layer with no exposed seams. There is a faint blue floral pattern stamped on the lining of the front panel, which overlaps the right front panel when tied.

Culture
Korean
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, dye and paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera CollarN1.661 c

Blue collar (part c) with embroidery and brass frog closure. The collar is rounded at the back and pointed at the ends. On the front are butterfly and peony motifs in gold, pink, purple, green, white and yellow. There is pink trim around the edges. The back lining is white cotton.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, dye, gold metal, paste adhesive and brass metal
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Child's SkirtN3.15

Dark blue skirt of heavy stiff silk with a smooth sheen on both sides. It is made of two fabric panels joined with a hand-sewn seam and open at the back. The skirt is evenly pleated at the top and inserted into a waistband of white ramie. The waistband is lightly pasted together and ends in long ties. The upper edge of the skirt is pulled up at one end inside the waistband, making that edge slightly shorter.

Culture
Korean
Material
silk fibre, ramie fibre, dye and paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShoesE202 e-f

Black leather shoes (parts e-f) with a tall, wide heel and a squared toe. The bottoms have a horizontally incised, jagged rubber front sole and a flat back sole that is nailed to the heel. The inside is lined with green fabric and brown leather. There are blue pen markings on the inside heel.

Culture
Central Mexico
Material
leather skin, cotton fibre, synthetic rubber, dye, metal and synthetic adhesive
Made in
Oaxaca, Mexico
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera HatN1.674 b

The folded hat is blue and rectangular, decorated with appliqué and metal-mirrored discs. The hat flares at the top, narrows at the base and folds inwards on both sides. On the front is a large white circle with a bird in the centre in blue, green, black yellow and pink thread. Surrounding the circle are tuffs of white rabbit fur. Around the circle are lotus motifs in silver thread. On the folded sides the bird and lotus motifs are repeated. On the back are lotus motifs in silver and pink thread. Along the bottom of the hat is a silver border with brass discs, edged with purple with traces of gold. Covering the entire surface of the hat are metal discs with mirrored centres. On the inside of the hat is ecru lining, stiffened with cardboard. Two ecru ties are attached.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
cardboard paper, paste adhesive, silk fibre, hemp fibre, dye, silver metal, gold metal, brass metal and glass
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Pillow End PanelN3.4 a-b

Two virtually identical square pillow end panels (parts a-b) embroidered on red fabric pasted to paper. Each has images in an inner square framed in yellow thread which is surrounded by images also framed in yellow thread. The images on the inner square consist of a pair of birds facing each other with long tail feathers, one with a pink body and the other with a yellow body. Below them are six baby birds with a seventh on the back of the pink bird. There is a green triangular shape between them and flowers with leaves above. Images in the outer rectangle include a white flying crane at the top, a pine tree on the right below which is a purple rock shape, below which, there is a mushroom shape with green leaves. At the centre bottom, there is a kneeling grey deer, behind which, there is a blue-green rock shape. Above that, facing upwards, there is a tortoise with a white wavy shape coming from its mouth, beside which, there is a stalk of bamboo.

Culture
Korean
Material
silk fibre, gold metal, paper, dye and paste adhesive
Made in
Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Fur-lined VestEd1.330

Short vest made of green silk brocade patterned with flowers that look like chrysanthemums and apricot blossoms in shades of pink and green, and black designs of cranes, books ?, and a tripod urn. The vest is edged with pink piping and white rabbit fur, and lined with mottled dark rabbit fur. The front panels have a rounded bottom edge. The neckline is a deep V curving up into points at the centre front. It is edged with a narrow facing of white fabric woven in a geometric pattern, sewn on top of an outer facing with rounded lower corners, made of the green fabric and with the pattern aligned.

Culture
Korean
Material
silk fibre, dye, rabbit skin, paste adhesive, rayon fibre ? and paper
Made in
Seoul, Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ShoesEd1.216 a-b

A pair of flat-soled shoes with upturned toes made of rubber. Soles are off-white, and have raised wavy lines alternating with straight lines except under the arch. Arch has two large characters, one above the other, with four characters above, and four characters below. Shoes have low sides, and small heels. They are red on the outside, decorated with floral shapes in gold, one on each side of the heel, one on each side at the centre, and two on each side at the front, with a stylized Chinese(?) character in a raised circle between them. There is a narrow band of white at the top, a vertical white line at the centre front, and a white panel at the back with concave sides. Insoles are off-white, and the sides are pink on the inside. Insoles are stamped in red with an oval with haracters at the centre, and below, and words in English above. Below this, there is a round paper label printed in red, gold, and yellow. Below this, there is a rectangle stamped in blue with two numbers, and other marks. Below this is a rectangle stamped in green with three characters.

Culture
Korean
Material
rubber, paint, synthetic fibre ? and adhesive
Made in
Busan, Korea
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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