White silk cloth embroidered with birds, butterflies, flowers, stems, leaves, insects and crab in green, blue, pink, yellow, purple and gold metallic thread. The bottom of the textile is gold metallic thread embroidered scrolled wave design in black with blue silk background. Green loop at top. Reverse is pink cotton.

Shawl with a floral pattern printed in glue, green, red, and yellow with a brocaded geometric and floral design in silver. Each edge is finished with a long off-white fringe.

Dark green rectangular robe with embroidery. The lower robe is embroidered with peony and chrysanthemum motifs in gold, pink, white and purple. Between the floral motifs are gold painted wave and mountain motifs. The back is lined with pink silk.

Orange silk background embroidered with outdoor scene of trees, flowers, birds, cock, three people, bridges, animal, clouds. Bordered on one side with blue and white embroidered ribbon, and a wider embroidered border of birds and flowers in white, green, black and gold metallic thread, edged with black silk. Opposite edge has four black silk knob closures. Reverse side lined with blue silk.

Object is a long, yellow-orange, brocade robe. Robe is decorated with images of dark red and light pink lotus blossoms and bats, located symmetrically on front. Large lotus blossom on back of robe. Robe has an overlapping front with one metal ball-and-loop fastener. Underflap has grey geometric patterns on it. Robe has long and tapered sleeves.

Man’s short multicoloured ceremonial jacket constructed from a patchwork of colourful brocade textiles and trimmed at collar and cuffs with velvet. The jacket is voluminous, with very long sleeves; a T-shaped garment with centre front opening, without closures or fasteners. The front opening is finished with a very wide border (approximately 23.5 cm), which extends to the back of the jacket to form a high collar at centre back. This border consists of four different bands: a 2.7 cm wide band of striped, multicoloured embroidery; a 10 cm wide band of red silk brocade embellished with gold metallic figures of cranes and Chinese(?) characters; a 5.6 cm wide band of finely embroidered blue, green, red, pink and white stitchery in a T-shaped repeated motif; and a 5.1 cm wide band of black cotton velvet textile. The same multicoloured embroidery and black velvet is used to finish the cuffs. The jacket is lined with blue and red light weight silk brocade.

Man’s brown silk brocade vest has a high collar and side front opening with button and loop closures. The vest fastens with gilt metal ball-shaped buttons, one at the neck at centre front; the left side of the vest front extends to completely overlap the right side, and there are buttons and loops at the right upper chest, under the right armhole and halfway down the right side seam. The brown silk brocade textile has a satiny sheen, and there are large (12 cm) brown, floral roundels in a contrasting pile weave, regularly spaced over the surface. A small patch pocket made of silk brocade that matches the vest in colour but not in design is located at chest level on the right side of the vest front, concealed underneath the front closure. The vest is lined in lightweight green silk brocade. There are 9 cm slits in the side seams at the hemline.

Skirt made of pleated black silk with an off-white waistband. Embroidered at the hemline with off-white thread. The skirt is made of four panels of vertical pleats with two columns of black silk buttons in groups of three on the back and front of the skirt. The waistband has four beltloops and four metal buttons, two of which fasten at the front of the skirt.

Pair of black cotton boots with quilted silk lining. Short opening at back. Leather loops on front threaded through two holes and knotted on inside. Piping on front, back and sides. Lower edges of boots trimmed with leather. Soles sewed on. Part (a) has five studs on sole and two pieces of masking tape with writing, attached to lining. Part (b) has four studs on sole.

Two standing beige-faced figures attached to a black-painted wood base with metal nails. The female has a green top and pink gloves with a red and black wrap around her body which is lined with a silver fabric. She is wearing one blue-beaded and one gold-ribboned necklace. She is carrying a white bundle on her head. The male has a pink top, a blue scarf, a green waist band, and blue and purple pants. He is wearing a turquose turban-like headdress.