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JacketEdz1768 a-b

Black jacket (part a) with embroidery, slender cuffed sleeves and side opening with frog closures. The collar, side opening, sleeves and hem have borders with prunus and fish motifs and a Chinese character in ecru, gold, yellow and pink on a black ground. The collar is finished with an ecru ribbon. The inside lining is white cotton. Black belt (part b) with metal hook and bar fasteners. On the front is a prunus motif and Chinese character in ecru, gold and yellow. The back is lined with white cotton.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, metal and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera RobeN1.629

Blue robe with a round neck, tapered sleeves with hoof cuffs and a side opening with brass frog closures. There are slits in the centre front and back. The collar border has a gold peony motif on a red ground, edged with gold braid and pink trim. The cuffs have gold braid outside and black cotton lining inside. The robe lining is natural-coloured linen.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, flax fibre, dye, silver metal, brass metal and cotton fibre
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PanelEdz1779

Blue panel with gold designs and white fringe. The u-shaped panel has a cotton band across the top and white string fringe around the sides. The front has a chrysanthemum motif surrounding a large gold symbol on a blue ground. Around the edges are gold borders of half circle and spade-like motifs. The back is lined with white cotton with a diamond and floral pattern in blue and white.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, metal and cotton fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CollarEdz1798

Red collar with embroidery, thin hanging panels and centre opening with brass frog closures. The collar extends over the shoulders and angles down the front and back with scalloped edges. There are scroll motif cut-outs joined to the main piece by stitches. On the front and back are peony, prunus, chrysanthemum and bat motifs on a red ground. There are two thin panels hanging from the front and back with peony motifs on a red ground. All the edges are trimmed with blue. The inside lining is yellow jute.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, bast fibre, cotton fibre and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CollarEdz1815

Ecru collar with embroidery, thin hanging panels and centre opening with brass frog closures. The collar extends over the shoulders and angles down the front and back with scalloped edges. There are scroll motif cut-outs joined to the main piece by stitches. On the front and back are peony, prunus, chrysanthemum and bat motifs on an ecru ground. There are two thin panels hanging from the front and back with peony motifs on an ecru ground. All the edges are trimmed with pink. The inside lining is natural-coloured linen.

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre ?, fibre, metal and silk fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KimonoN2.214

Dark blue uchikake (打掛) with many embroidered squares. The neck and centre opening are edged with a wide blue band. The sleeves are short with long hanging panels and an opening under the arms. On the front, back and sleeves are embroidered squares. Each square has a rounded top and a different motif. The motifs include towers, bamboo, waves, birds, flowers and leaves in predominantly gold, green, brown, yellow and orange on dark blue ground. The inner lining is red silk and padded with cotton in some places known as fuki (袘).

Culture
Japanese
Material
metal, fibre, silk fibre and cotton fibre
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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KimonoN2.213 b

Brown kimono (着物) with small check pattern paired with haori (N2.213 a). The neck and centre opening are edged with a wide patterned band. The sleeves are short with hanging panels and an opening under the arms. The pattern has small white squares on brown ground. The inner lining is dark blue cotton.

Culture
Okinawan
Material
silk fibre, dye and cotton fibre ?
Made in
Okinawa, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Hanging833/1

Red silk cloth with red cotton border at top, has green, orange, pink and blue embroidered flowers and leaves. Green, blue, pink and yellow fringe hanging from green open weaving.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre ?, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Sichuan, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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TextileN2.202

Bamboo, pine and flowers in bright colours, dark blue ends with geometric designs.

Culture
Japanese
Material
cotton fibre and dye
Made in
Yaeyama, Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Apron1564/6

Black apron with white horizontal and vertical stripes. Bottom edge hemmed. Band of patterned fabric at top, with long ties attached on each side.

Culture
Japanese
Material
bast fibre, cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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