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A hank of white silk thread is enclosed in a piece of dark blue tissue paper which is folded into a packet and held closed by two steel pins. Two hand-lettered white paper labels, one wrapped around the outside of the package and one wrapped around the hank of thread inside.
Woman's black hat with flat brim and cylindrical crown with flat top. The crown and the top of the brim are covered in silk(?) fur-like fabric. Three rows of metallic gold cord around the crown; two gold tassels at centre back. Underside of brim is encrusted with gold thread embroidery and black braid on silk fabric. Long, wide black silk ribbons, are attached one on each side of the underside of the hat, and they attach together near the top with hooks and eyes. Lined with light orange fabric.
A woman's waist-length, close-fitting, long-sleeved black wool jacket with a wide low-cut square neckline. Lavishly trimmed at the neckline with black braid cord and metal beads in a floral design. Centre front opening has hooks and eyes. Sleeves are fitted from the shoulder to the elbow and are trimmed with fine pleating and decorative braid. Sleeves have some fullness at the elbow, but are tapered to the wrist. Button and loop closure at the wrists. Lined with striped cotton herringbone fabric. Fine draw cord at neckline to bring it closer to the body. A 5 cm. strip of a different black fabric added at the bottom to lengthen it. Hooks at bottom front edge attach to skirt 1343/1.
Gold coloured robe with brocade roundels. The robe has a round neck, long sleeves and centre opening with metal frog closures. There are slits in the sides and back. On the front, back and sleeves are large roundels containing a five-toed dragon motif in silver and gold, on yellow ground. The inside lining is dark blue silk.
Dark blue silk brocade floor-length ceremonial robe with phoenix, dragon, pearl, fire and vase motifs woven with gold metallic threads and multicoloured silk. It has a standing collar and tapered sleeves. The robe closes in front asymmetrically (left over right) and fastens at the right side seam, under the sleeve, with a gold-coloured metal (brass?) ball button and loop. The silk fabric has been cut and pieced together like a patchwork, so that the main design elements are placed at centre front and centre back, so as to produce a symmetrical arrangement of design motifs in other places, for instance on the skirt. A panel of plain dark blue matching silk, which is not seen when the robe is worn, has been used to extend the lower half of the right front where it is overlapped and covered by the left. The edges are finished with red-orange silk damask facings, cut on the bias, and the lining is bright green damask with peony motifs.
Wooden box covered in brown silk and embroidery. The box is covered with brown damask silk woven containing a cloud motif. The edges are painted black. There are four padded orange ties knotted on one side as hinges. There are two padded orange ties on the opposite side as closures. Embroidery on the lid is a vase upon a gold wagon with prunus, peony and orchid motifs. Embroidered on the sides are vase, butterfly and floral motifs. The bottom is white and undecorated. The inside is covered with orange silk.
White horse mask with fabric over metal and wood frame. The horse has a white hair mane, extended round ears, sculpted eyes and protruding snout with open nostrils and mouth. The details, (such as brown eyes, skin folds) are added with paint. The inside is unpainted and padded with orange foam.
Dark brown glazed jacket with short standing collar, long narrow sleeves and centre opening with metal snaps and clear plastic buttons. There are two small upper pockets and two large lower pockets on the front. The inside is unlined.
Red silk cloth background embroidered with blue, green, white, pink, purple, and gold metallic thread. Shows a pink, green and white vase on a blue pedastal in centre holding a peony branch, flanked by a brown urn at right and a blue and white fruit bowl at left holding citron and pomegranate. At lower corners are identical images of peony with geometric scroll design. At upper corners are identical butterflies. White border background with pink flowers and blue design, and parallel black scroll design. Outer border of solid black.
Bag with pocket-like construction that is decorated with a floral design on the front in multicoloured glass and metal beadwork. The bag is made of black velvet on the front and grey tweed-like fibre on the back with pink trim along the edges.