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Long narrow hanging with embroidery and beadwork. The hanging is tapered at the top and pointed at the bottom. There are five pieces connected with strands of white beads. The first piece has goldfish, lotus motifs and the second has bird, bat motifs, both on cream ground. The third piece is the shape of a butterfly with an orchid motif and patterns. The fourth piece has butterfly motifs and figures. The last piece has figures in a garden scene. The back lining is brown silk.
Mirror covered on the back with black fabric that has a repeated pattern of gold and grey circular characters and the edge is covered with a border of blue and white ribbon with a red line at the outside. A decorative yellow silk knot and two yellow silk tassels with metallic thread covering the top of each.
Square shaped mirror with a brown silk border and backing, embroidered with small white triangles along the edges. Hanging from the bottom of the mirror is a white, thread tassel. There is a square, brown silk cover that slides over the mirror. Embroidered on the cover is a child wearing light green clothing, sitting on a brown chair surround by a large pink and purple flower with green leaves. The reverse has pink, green and white flowers with a white and black bird sitting on a large green leaf. The edges are bordered with small, white triangles.
Kidney shaped, burgundy silk purse with two sets of two blue twine attached at the opening acting as a drawstring. The purse has an embroidered body with a floral motif of peonies and orchids ? in pink and orange with green and brown steams. Next to the flowers is an orange, pink and purple butterfly. The top of the purse has a small rectangular opening made of silk fabric pleated together to make a fan-like shape. Both sides are identical.
Rectangular shaped brown case with an embroidered floral motive on each side. One side consists of white and pink lotuses on top of green leaves and steams. The other holds pink peonies on top of green leaves and steams with a two fruit stems next to it and blue tufts of grass along the bottom. Inside the case is a blue compartment that pulls out; attached are mauve and blue tassels with white and red detailing on the blue ties. The top of the case has a large piece of blue twine looped to suspend the case.
Ornament consisting of two silk, thread tassels with is a piece of burgundy twine attached at the top. The twine is tied together by two embroidered sections of white, light pink, pink and fuchsia stripes that sit in between a knotted piece of silver chain. One tassel is light green, the other pink.
Rectangular shaped silk textile consisting of a fabric sample depicting a landscape scene. The bottom has a brown crane walking along the grass with bamboo leaves above it. Behind everything are hills and a triangular, checkered pattern. The textile is in various shades of brown with light grey intermixed. The edges are cut unevenly.
Blue damask silk skirt pieces (part a-b) with no waistband. Each piece has thin panels edged with black trim. The lower sections have designs in gold couched thread, including lotus, wheel of law, bat, wave, rhinoceros horn and scroll motifs. The damask is woven with cloud and floral motifs. The inside is lined with pink cotton.
Cream vest with appliqué and embroidery. The vest has a round neck, open sides and centre opening with large metal buttons. On the front and back is a black appliqué swastika motif with multicoloured embroidered symbols of the Eight Immortals. The edges and the large lower ruyi symbol have black and floral trim. On the front are two narrow panels with vase and floral motifs. On the back is one large panel with vase and floral motifs. The inner lining is red silk.
Densely embroidered square textile, stitched overall with meandering patterns worked in orange thread in chain stitch on a background of purple silk or cotton textile. The design field is divided into four equally sized squares, separated from one another with rows of narrow gold metallic braid. The textile is embellished with five large (4 cm) ornamental discs, made from several layers of black cotton textile, topped with a layer of red cotton textile and embellished with white cowrie shells, blue glass beads and white shell buttons; one of these discs is located at the centre of each of the four sides of the textile, and there is one in the centre. The textile is edged with blue and white glass beading on all four sides. The embroidery is backed with a layer of dark red cotton textile.