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Plain cloth with black embroidery of seven vase motifs, geometric scroll border on three sides. Center vase has sword(?) with swastika on it behind vas and tree with different fruits on it. A bird perches at top. Vase on viewer's left has geometric design on it and holds branch of different fruits and flowers. Other vase sits on table and has long branches of flowers, with a tassel near bottom. Smaller vase at end has five fruits and flower elements. Vase to right of center has fish on it and tassels hanging from vase handles on either side. Flowers at very top. Vase to right shows same pattern as vase at left of center. Smaller vase at end has one blossom on it and holds branch of four fruit. Various motifs along geometric border of scrolls, instruments, flowers, insects, and books. Two selvedge and two raw edges.
Plain grey cloth with blue embroidery of five medallions each with centre design surrounded by rotary arrangement of repeated elements. Medallion at viewer's left side: central phoenix, surrounded by floral design. Inner medallions identical; 6-sided centre with swastika, surrounded by vine and floral design. Centre medallion; square centre with cats, swastikas, phoenix and floral surround. Medallion at other end; 8 sided star with floral centre and phoenix and floral surround. Outer medallions are separated by vine and pomegranate design above butterfly design. Centre and inner medallions are separated by mounted human figures. Crosshatched line and rosette border at base, sides. Human figure with butterfly and with tendrils in the corners. Hemmed all around. Unmatched stitches in third medallion and corner fillers.
Long, rectangular, brocade textile of cream fabric and indigo design. There is a rinceau border on the sides and base with a design consisting of butterflies, floral motifs, Buddha's hands and swastika designs. The two short edges are selvedge; two long edges are hemmed. The centre has five stylized floral and geometric medallions separated by four sets of smaller medallions. Right outer medallion includes: bird, bat, Buddha's hand, swastika designs. Right inner: tree, leaves, flower and swastika. The centre medallion: urn, flower, swastika, Buddha hand. The right inner; tree, and flowers. Left outer; tree and Buddha's hand. Between the medallions are trees, urns, flowers, and swastika designs.
Plain grey cloth embroidered with five blue medallions and four vases between them. Central medallion has a square on square in centre with a swastika, pomegranates, butterflies and stylized flowers, surrounded by a lotus design. Right centre medallion; square on square , centre of stylized flowers and pears, surrounded by phoenix and lotus design. Left of centre medallion has square on square in centre with a swastika and stylized flowers, surrounded by citron, lotus and flowers. Outer medallions are identical and each has an octagonal design in centre with four swastikas, surrounded by a phoenix, citron, butterflies and stylized flowers. Each side of centre medallion is a motif of a table with urn of stylized fruit and flowers, rat, and butterfly on table and ribbon with coins and a three legged toad hanging over the front of the table. Key pattern on urn. Two outer motifs of vase with peach blossoms. Geometric design on border along lower side of alternating bird and fish, with repeated tassels.
Plain white with blue embroidered panel of seven medallions separated by small floral motifs and butterflies. Centre medallion: floral sprays and tendrils, two Buddha hands with swastikas, pomegranates, various fruit and flowers. Outer medallions on each side are identical; four ch'i-lin with five swastikas on each body; arranged around central large floral motif; ch'i-lins separated by floral designs. Next inner medallions on each side also identical with floral motifs and phoenix. Medallions to left and right of center medallion are similar in form, with vases of large stylized fruit, surrounded by small flowers, leaves and in the medallion on PL, a phoenix. Geometric border on sides and bottom, inner border on bottom has repeating design of trees, pagodas, boats, phoenixes. Triangular floral design in bottom corners. Top and bottom selvage, sides hemmed.
Cream valance with blue embroidery. There is a wide blue border around three sides, leaving a raw edge across the top. Embroidered in two rows are vase, bird, floral, fish and swastika motifs and human figures. The back is unlined.
Long, rectangular, brocade textile of cream fabric with indigo design. There are three hemmed edges and a raw top. The border, along the sides and bottom, consists of three bands. The outer band is made up of a triangular pattern. The central, wide band has a flowered diaper pattern, while the inner band has a floral pattern. Central design consists of a flower basket with suspended decoration; two inner designs of butterfly with silkworm motif, ribbon with tassel; two outer designs of stylized baskets with ribbon and tassel. There are four interspersed designs of butterflies, vase of flowers with pomegranate and pear. Corner designs are citron and peach.
Black embroidery on white cotton. Five rectangular designs. First, from viewer's left: vase with flowers flanked by bird, deer; surrounded by plum, peach, geometric motifs; rosettes, coins distributed throughout. Next motif towards center shows flower basket on table flanked by phoenixes, plums; surrounded by tendril, tassel motifs. Central motif has flower dish with lotus; surrounded by fruit, floral, bird, tassel motifs. Next is similar to second motif. Last motif at shows vase flanked by birds, fruit, flower petals; surrounded by bird, tendril, peach, butterfly; rosettes throughout. At corner on left triangular design with flower, leaves, tendril, geometric motifs. At corner on right triangular design of stylized flowers, tendril, geometric motifs. Embroidered border along sides and bottom has phoenix and flower design. Extra diamond motif along bottom border. Ends hemmed, selvedge top and bottom.
White cover with dark blue embroidery. Three narrow pieces are stitched together to create the large rectangular panel. The panel has eight rows of staggered circles with different motifs embroidered in dark blue on white ground. The motifs include flowers, animals, insects, fish and landscapes. There is a border on one long side, wrapping around the corners. The border motifs alternate between floral and landscape squares. The panel has one selvage and three hemmed edges. The back is unlined.
White cover with blue embroidery. Four narrow pieces are stitched together to create the large rectangular panel. Three pieces have small motifs of birds and sprigs with flowers. One piece has a free style scroll type design with mountains, deer, waves, pond-weed, cock, hares, lotus, butterflies, birds, fish, crab, rat, spider, bat and bamboo motifs. The panel has two hemmed and two selvage edges. The back is unlined.