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Black embroidery on plain white cloth. Scene of two rows of many vases, pots and pedastels holding flowering and fruiting plants. Phoenix and flowers in a triangle at each bottom corner. Bordered on all three sides with black embroidery: flowers and fruit on sides, landscape scene with pagodas, trees, bridges, landforms, water, ships, people, and animals. Hemmed all four sides.
Plain white cloth with black embroidery of five vases holding various flowering branches. Center vase on pedestal is largest. Geometric flower design on vase. Vase on small pedestal at right of center is fluted, with stylized bat over circular pattern. Vase on pedestal at right end is rounded with scroll design. Wide vase on pedestal to left of center vase has flower design on it. Vase on pedestal at left end has round bottom and long neck, heavy circular design. Each vase has instrument behind it. Butterflies, cicada separate vases. Double border on all three sides. Inner shows flowers and pot, outer has swastikas. Top selvedge.
Rectangular, cotton textile; machine stitched edging on the long sides. The repeating pattern consists of white and grey flowers with curly, white dotted, grey lines on a navy and white dotted background.
Red damask uchikake (打掛) with embroidery. The damask is woven containing a geometric pattern with floral and leaf motifs. The neck and centre opening are edged with a wide red band. The sleeves are short with hanging panels and an opening under the arms. The front and back have crane, pink tree, prunus, bamboo, bridge and tortoise motifs in gold, white, brown, gray and green on red ground. It has five family crests or kamon (家紋) in the shape of a butterfly known as ageha-chō (揚羽蝶). The bottom hem is padded with cotton known as fuki (袘). The inner lining is red silk.
Three panels of orange-red silk cloth sewn together, with cloud motif interspersed with bats and flowers. Near top are two gold embroidered dragons with tails around flaming circle. Near bottom half are four more gold embroidered dragons, each two facing each other. Flaiming circles between both groups, bat between these. Near bottom is wave motif with diagonal bands of colour underneath, and flowers on top. Entire cloth has blue, white and grey embroidered border of bats, flowers and leaves. Reverse is backed with plain cloth.
Red shawl with fringe. The shawl is long and narrow. The ends have a fringe with threads woven through the ends.
Red silk cloth sewn in three sections, with overall blue cloud motif interspersed with green and blue bats. Gold embroidered Chinese character at centre, flanked by two gold embroidered large elephants, and two gold embroidered smaller elephants one at each end. On each large elephant is a blue cloth with a vase on top. Inside vase are flowers, a bat, two decorated standards with tassels, and fish and kite flags. Each small elephant has similar decor, but no bat. A pink cloth borders the top. Backed by pink cloth on reverse.
White skirt (part b) with embroidered cross-stitch hem. The skirt has no waistband and an unfinished upper edge. The bottom hem is has an embroidered band with a black triangle motif on dark red ground and edged with blue. Above the band are figure, animal and floral motifs in red and black on white ground. The inside is unlined.
Cream kimono-style robe with silver and gold couched designs. The neck and centre opening are edged with a wide cream band. The sleeves are short with hanging panels and an opening under the arms. On the front and sleeves are vertical tree prunus motifs in silver and gold. On the back is a large peacock motif with tree prunus motifs in silver and gold. The bottom hem is padded with cotton. The inner lining is a darker cream silk.
Red robe with embroidery. The robe has wide sleeves, side slits and side opening with ties. The front, back and sleeves have large roundels with yin-yang and pa kua symbols in gold surrounded by colourful cloud, bat and floral motifs on red ground. The scalloped borders around the neck, sleeves, sides and hem have colourful bat, peaches, butterfly and floral (chrysanthemum, orchid, prunus, peony) motifs on dark blue ground. The inside has blue cotton lining.