Woman’s dress with multicoloured bodice, wrist-length wide sleeves, and very full, closely gathered skirt. The bodice front is embellished with a densely embroidered panel of floral forms and tree of life motifs in orange, white and green in chain stitch on maroon ground; appliquéd over the embroidery are four large, thick discs embellished with silver thread embroidery and mirrors on black ground, two located at the centre front and two over the breasts; the bodice back is made from deep pink and black striped textile. The neck opening is trimmed with silver thread embroidery; there is a button and loop made of twisted fibre at the centre back neckline. The sleeves consist of panels of red and orange cotton textile; wide cuffs are embellished with chain stitch embroidery on black cotton textile. The front of the skirt is made of plain black cotton textile; the back of the skirt is pieced from panels of machine-printed deep pink cotton textile and deep pink plain cotton broadcloth. Where the bodice and skirt join at the high waist, there is a large, red, triangular amulet attached at centre front, embellished with silver thread embroidery and silk or rayon tassels trimmed with cowrie shells and beads. A pocket is located on the left side of the skirt. Lengths of twisted brown cord hang from the sides of the bodice. The bodice is lined with coarsely woven cotton. There is a horizontal tuck in the skirt at hip level, and a there is a large plastic button on each shoulder.

Yellow pants (part b) with a cotton waistband and wide straight-cut pant legs. The front and back lower legs have a green lotus motif and black meander border. The inside is unlined.

Black belt with embroidery, hanging flaps and brass hook and bar fasteners. There are two flaps over hanging from the top edge and two hanging from the bottom edge. The front is embroidered in large stitches with white plum blossoms with pale yellow centres. The back is lined with white cotton.

Red jacket with appliqué circles on the centre front and back. The jacket has a rounded neck, wide sleeves and a centre opening with brass frog closures. There are slits in the sides and back. The circles have four toed dragon motifs in silver, yellow, pink and black on a turquoise ground. There are mirrors, tin reflectors, green glass eyes and white fur within the circles. There is black and gold trim around the edges of the sleeves and bottom hem. The inside lining is yellow linen.

Pink sequined robe with slender cuffed sleeves, centre slits, side opening with frog fasteners and a rounded neck. On the front and back are roundels with yellow and white peonies and a white geometric pattern on pink ground. Between the roundels are smaller circles with a yellow and white cross motif. The collar and sleeve bands have yellow and white peonies on a white geometric pattern. The large cuffs have been stiffened with adhesive. The border bands are yellow and gold lines. The inside lining is white cotton.

Black jacket with embroidery, slender cuffed sleeves and side opening with metal snap fasteners. The collar, side opening, sleeves and hem have an embroidered prunus motif. The prunus are white and pale green on a black ground. The collar is finished with a white ribbon. The inside lining is white cotton.

Red robe with wide sleeves, long sleeve extensions, side slits and side opening with ties. On the front and back is a square badge with crane and prunus motifs in gold couched threads. The belt carriers have gold longevity symbols on a light green ground stiffened with paper, wood and adhesive. The inside lining is white cotton.

Red robe with long sleeves, side slits and side opening with a tie. On the lower front is a butterfly motif in orange, red, green, and black on a red ground. The collar and waist border has chrysanthemum and prunus motifs in blue and turquoise on a pink ground. The waist border has a fine blue and white fringe along the lower edge. The sleeve and bottom hem border has a diamond pattern in blue and white. There are tin reflectors on the back and front. The waistband is stiffened with paper and adhesive. The inside lining is natural-coloured cotton.

Woman's palace robe (gongzhuang), ecru coloured with wide sleeves, centre front opening, short, standing collar with brass buttons and panel skirt. Butterfly, peony, chrysanthemum, lotus, narcissus and hsi motifs on the front and back in red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple on an ecru background. Sleeve bands with a flower and symbol motif in red, orange, yellow, green and blue on ecru ground. There are mirrors on the sleeves. The inside lining is white linen on the upper portion and blue linen on the skirt panels.

Long multicoloured vest with appliqué roundels. The vest has a centre opening with frog closures. The sides are open, held together by three turquoise bands. The collar border has peony and butterfly motifs in blue and green on a mauve ground. On the front and back is a diamond pattern in turquoise, blue and ecru. In the centre is a large roundel with a yin-yang symbol in silver and gold. The four surrounding roundels have with different variations of silver bars on a black ground. The border around the edges has a prunus motif in pink, purple and blue on an orange ground edged with pink. There are tin reflectors, green glass eyes and white fur. The inside lining is natural-coloured linen.