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Cantonese Opera JacketN1.711

Pink silk jacket with mandarin collar, side slit and centre opening with brass frog closures. The collar, sleeves, sides and hem have purple and gold braid. The inside lining is natural-coloured linen.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, hemp fibre, dye, brass metal and silver metal
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera RobeN1.710

Ecru robe with a round neck, tapered sleeves with hoof cuffs and a side opening with brass frog closures. There are slits in the centre front and back. The collar border has a gold peony motif on a red ground, edged with gold braid and pink trim. The cuffs have gold braid outside and black cotton lining inside. The robe lining is natural-coloured linen.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, hemp fibre, dye, silver metal and brass metal
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera JacketN1.643

Red jacket with appliqué circles on the centre front and back. The jacket has a rounded neck, wide sleeves and a centre opening with brass frog closures. There are slits in the sides and back. The circles have four toed dragon motifs in silver, yellow, pink and black on a turquoise ground. There are mirrors, tin reflectors, green glass eyes and white fur within the circles. There is black and gold trim around the edges of the sleeves and bottom hem. The inside lining is yellow linen.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, hemp fibre, dye, rabbit skin, brass metal, glass and silver metal
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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BroochN1.310

A metalwork brooch with a rectangular shape that tapers slightly at one end and has both ends rounded. The brooch is made of inlaid light blue kingfisher feathers outlined with metal and is decorated with a pearl(?) in the middle of an auspicious character, with a pink stone below.

Culture
Chinese
Material
pearl ?, gemstone mineral ?, kingfisher feather, silver metal and gold metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceB803

Necklace made of thick silver wire and thin twined silver wire that have been bent into a large coil. The coil is curved overall and tapers slightly where it joins to two thick segments of silver with recurved ends that have rounded finials with incised lines. At each join there is a flower-shaped decorative element with a red glass centre and two-tiered triangular shapes above and below it, each with low relief bosses overall.

Culture
Kalash ?
Material
silver metal, brass metal and glass
Made in
Chitral, Northwest Frontier, Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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NecklaceB810

Necklace with six strands of opaque orange and white glass beads with larger red and blue translucent glass beads to the sides and a length of braided grey cord at each end. Intersperced with three large oval silver beads that have three low relief squares with a floral motif at the centre of each. Each oval silver bead has a border of circles and small bosses.

Culture
Kalash
Material
silver metal, glass and fibre
Made in
Chitral, Northwest Frontier, Pakistan
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera RobeN1.636

Red robe with long sleeves, side slits and side opening with a tie. On the lower front is a butterfly motif in orange, red, green, 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, silver metal, paper ? and paste adhesive ?
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China ?
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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MirrorN1.339 a-b

A mirror with a metalwork design in between the border of cloisonne pink-red and dark blue flowers on a light blue background. The back has a woven wire ground with insects, bamboo, flowers, and four characters in cloisonne. The characters are at each side, and at each end. There is a pierced white jade panel in the centre with a design consisting of a temple-like image over a character, with a flower and a dragon at either sides. Another jade pendant (part b) is hanging on one end with three humans on the front and four characters on the back. The metal handle on other end has a cloisonne design the same as the border.

Culture
Chinese
Material
bronze metal, glass, silver alloy metal ? and jade mineral
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera VestN1.632

Long multicoloured vest with appliqué roundels. The vest has a centre opening with frog closures. The sides are open, held together by three turquoise bands. The collar border has peony and butterfly motifs in blue and green on a mauve ground. On the front and back is a diamond pattern in turquoise, blue and ecru. In the centre is a large roundel with a yin-yang symbol in silver and gold. The four surrounding roundels have with different variations of silver bars on a black ground. The border around the edges has a prunus motif in pink, purple and blue on an orange ground edged with pink. There are tin reflectors, green glass eyes and white fur. The inside lining is natural-coloured linen.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, rabbit skin, hemp fibre, dye, brass metal, silver metal and gold metal
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PinN1.323

A pin that has a long metal rod with a point at the bottom end and a cicada design finial at the top. The body is made of pink mineral. The wings are made of green mineral. One pair of antennae are made of coiled metal wire, while the other pair are made of inlaid light blue kingfisher feathers outlined with metal, the latter of which material also makes the cloud pattern at each side. Part of a set of Chinese bridal ornaments.

Culture
Chinese
Material
gold metal, silver metal, kingfisher feather, mineral and brass metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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