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Tunic1205/7

Small red tunic with wide sleeves and side opening with a tie. On the front and back are floral sprigs. There is a wide border around the sleeve, neck and partway down the side opening. The border has a floral motif on light green ground, edged with purple trim and twisted ricrac. There is a border along lower sides and bottom hem. The border has a floral motif on cream ground, edged with blue meander trim. The inside lining is pink cotton.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Case706/8

Case or holder with an elongated shaft that is cylindrical at the base and flat at the mouth with a slight outward bulge on either side and a rounded top. The case is composed of dark blue woven fabric with a curvilinear light blue line design and a repeated light blue, yellow and white flower and dot motif. A ceramic bead with a flower design is threaded on each side of the blue cord strap, which is wrapped with blue, off-white and brown thread at the base. Lined with brown paper.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, dye, clay, paper and glaze
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Tassel1017/3 a-b

Pair of tassels, each composed of a piece of blue fabric that has two peaks at the top centre and two wing-like arms as well as lobed sides that come to a point at the bottom centre. The fabric is embroidered with gold thread in a cloud-like motif, and has a black border. Five long tassels hang from the bottom of each. Part a has (from left to right) a greyish-pink tassel, a light green tassel a dark pink tassel, an off-white tassel, and a mauve tassel. Part b is the mirror image of part a.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, dye and metal
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VestEdz1750

Purple damask silk vest with black borders. The vest has a short standing collar, top and side openings with elaborate frog closures. There is a black endless knot appliqué, with green and pink detail, on the upper centre front. There is a wide black border with a thin floral trim around the collar, armholes and bottom hem. There are front, back and side slits. The purple damask is woven containing prunus and bamboo motifs. The inner lining is blue silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VestEdz1751

Purple damask silk vest with black borders. The vest has a short standing collar, top and side openings with elaborate frog closures. There is a black endless knot appliqué, with white and pink detail, on the upper centre front. There is a wide black border with a thin floral trim around the collar, armholes and bottom hem. There are front, back and side slits. The purple damask is woven containing prunus and bamboo motifs. The inner lining is blue silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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VestEdz1738

Purple damask silk vest with black borders. The vest has a short standing collar and a side opening with elaborate frog closures. There is a black endless knot appliqué, with white and green detail, on the upper centre front. There is a wide black border with a thin floral trim around the collar, armholes and bottom hem. There are front, back and side slits. The purple damask is woven containing prunus and bamboo motifs. The inner lining is blue silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sash1404/15 e

Large cream sash or obi with an overall brocade pattern. The pattern has repeated crane, pine tree and floral motifs in silver, gold, red, green, purple and black on cream ground. The pattern appears on both sides of the sash.

Culture
Japanese
Material
silk fibre ?, metal and dye
Made in
Japan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1343/6

Woman's black velvet tubular-shaped evening bag with drawstring closing. Bottom stiffened with heavy paper(?). Trimmed with a decorative braid worked in metallic gold thread, sequins and glass beads on animal skin(?). Nine brass rings on inside near top to accommodate a gold-coloured twisted cord drawstring.

Culture
Austrian
Material
brass metal, dye, skin, paper, glass, gold metal ?, silk fibre, rayon fibre ? and cotton fibre
Made in
Aruris, Salzburg, Austria ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Bag1003/31

Purse-style bag with a six-sided shape and a flap at the top on each side. The bag is ornamented with a multicoloured beaded design on both faces interspersed with metal sequins, and with a red fabric border to which is attached a fringe of looped blue beads. There is a band of light pink silk at the mouth and a brown strap attached at the top corners.

Culture
Plains ?
Material
glass, fibre, dye, silk fibre and metal
Made in
Alberta, Canada ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt PanelEdz1486 a-b

Two light green damask silk skirt panels (part a-b) with embroidery. The panels are not sewn into a skirt--there is no waistband. There are thin borders running down the skirt and along the bottom hem with multicoloured floral motifs on black ground and blue floral trim. There is a dense section of embroidery on each panel with phoenix, peony, orchid, peach and Qilin motifs on light green ground. The damask is woven containing large chrysanthemum motifs. The inner edges are lined with dark red silk; the skirt is otherwise unlined.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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