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Cantonese Opera RobeN1.658

Cream robe with blue trim. The robe has slender sleeves, side slits and a side opening with metal snap closures. The collar is a wide band around the neck and down the side opening. The collar is edged with blue and stiffened with paper and adhesive. The sleeve cuffs are also edged with blue. The inside is lined with white cotton.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre ?, rayon fibre ?, cotton fibre, dye, metal, paste adhesive ? and paper ?
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera RobeN1.706

Purple robe with white collar. The robe has slender sleeves, side slits and a side opening with metal snap closures. The inside lining is purple cotton.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre ?, rayon fibre ?, cotton fibre, dye and metal
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera RobeN1.702

Red robe with long sleeves, side slits and side opening with a tie. On the lower front is a butterfly motif in green, yellow 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.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, rayon fibre ?, dye, brass metal, paper ? and paste adhesive ?
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera JacketN1.640 a

Yellow jacket (part a) with embroidery, slender cuffed sleeves and side opening with frog closures and metal snap fasteners. The collar, side opening, sleeves and hem have a green lotus motif and black meander border. The collar is stiffened with paper and finished with a green ribbon. The inside lining is ecru cotton.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, rayon fibre ?, cotton fibre, dye, metal and paper
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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