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RobeN1.70

Red robe with a rounded neck, slender sleeves, hoof cuffs and side opening with metal frog closures. There are slits in the centre front and back. On the front, back and sleeves are five-toed dragon, bat, wave, mountain, cloud, pair of circular and rectangular ornaments, ruyi sceptre and peony motifs and the eight Buddhist symbols of good fortune. The motifs are red, yellow, green, blue and gold on red ground. The inside lining is blue silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, metal and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RobeEdz1789

Dark blue damask robe with rounded neck, slender sleeves, hoof cuffs and side opening with frog closures. There are slits in the centre front and back. The open woven damask contains large roundels with dragon and floral motifs. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dragon RobeEdz1535

Blue robe with rounded neck, slender sleeves, hoofed cuffs and side opening with gold frog closures. There are side slits in the sides, back and front. On the front and back are five-toed dragons, bird, bat, flame, castanet, fan, sword, wheel of law, endless knot and vase motifs and the ji (luck) symbol in gold, red, pink, yellow, blue and green, on blue ground. The collar and border bands have dragon and bat motifs in white, pink, green, orange on black ground. The sleeves are striped in multicoloured with a dragon motif on the cuffs. The inside is lined with light blue silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, dye and metal
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Coat946/33

Blue damask robe with short wide sleeves, side slits and side opening with gold frog closures. The damask is woven with a circular and floral pattern. The collar and border have lotus, peony and many bird motifs on a cream ground, edged with solid black and purple floral trim. The sleeve border has two bands on a cream ground; one with floral and butterfly motifs and the other with figures in boat scenes, edged with purple floral trim. The inside is lined with light blue silk and white cotton.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, synthetic fibre ?, metal, dye and cotton fibre ?
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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RobeEdz1513

Short purple damask robe with Mandarin collar, wide sleeves, side slits and side opening with fasteners. The damask is woven with Taoist symbols of good fortune. In the front and back centre is a golden bird (golden pheasant?), denoting a civil rank. The collar and border bands are cream with multicoloured scenes surrounded by gold couching and edged with a wide floral trim. The sleeve bands are cream with embroidered figures in a garden on the backside. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, dye and metal
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dragon Robe1050/1

Blue 'longpao' robe with rounded neck, slender sleeves, hoofed cuffs and side opening with frog closures. There are side slits in the sides, back and front. On the front and back are four-toed dragon, bat, ruyi sceptre, scroll, pair of rectangular and circular ornaments, wave, coral and cloud motifs and the Buddhist and Daoist symbols of good fortune in gold couching on a blue ground. The collar and border bands have dragon, bat and cloud motifs in gold couching on a black ground. The sleeves are black with dragon, bat and cloud motifs on the cuffs. The inside lining is light blue silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, dye, gold metal and silver metal
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Dragon Robe1017/7

Blue translucent robe with rounded neck, slender sleeves, hoofed cuffs and side opening with frog closures. There are side slits in the sides, back and front. On the front, back and sleeves are four-toed dragons and bat motifs and the Buddhist and Taoist symbols of good fortune in gold couching on blue translucent ground. The collar and border band has a dragon motif in gold couching. The sleeves are gold striped with a dragon motif on the cuffs. The inside is unlined.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, dye and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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SkirtN1.79

Multicoloured damask skirt with pleats. Across the top is a wide cotton waistband with two loops. The various damask panels are woven with Buddhist and Taoist symbols good fortune. The borders around the edges and skirt panels are striped in blue, purple, green, gold and black. On the rectangular front panel are pheasant and floral motifs in gold, blue, green, white, brown and black on a cream ground. The inside is lined with blue silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre, silk fibre and dye
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt406/8

Red silk skirt with pleats and embroidery. Across the top is a wide cotton waistband with two loops. On the edges of the skirt are thick black borders with phoenix, lotus and peony motifs in white, dark and light blue. On the edges of the pleats are thin black borders with a gold floral trim. Between the pleats are panels with phoenix, dragon, bat, rectangular gold ornament and wave motifs in red, orange, yellow, blue, green and white on red ground. On the main front panel are dragon, swastika, bat, pair of rectangular and circular gold ornaments, scroll and musical stone motifs and the eight Buddhist symbols of good fortune. The inside is lined with pink silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, dye, metal and cotton fibre
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt1458/49

Red skirt with pleats and embroidery. Across the top is a wide pink cotton waistband with three white buttons. A thin white tie is attached to a loop on the waistband. On the edges of the skirt and pleats are ecru borders, some with a wave pattern. Scattered on the front and back panels are peony and leaf motifs in pink, white, turquoise, purple, gray and black. The inside is unlined.

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