Flat, square bag. The fabric of the front of the bag is a shiny synthetic. Bottom corners are rounded, with delicate fringe hanging between, white turning to blue at the ends. Two blue handles are attached to the top corners of the bag. The centre of the bag holds a blue plaque with a white Chinese character sewn to the middle. The plaque is surrounded by a fine dark blue and white braid. The back of the bag is thin white cotton.

Flat, square bag. The fabric of the front of the bag is a shiny synthetic. Bottom corners are rounded, with delicate white trellis and fringe hanging between. The fringe is white at top turning to blue at the ends. Two blue handles are attached to the top corners of the bag. The centre of the bag holds a blue plaque with a white Chinese character sewn to the middle. The plaque is surrounded by a fine blue and white braid and a boarder of white. The back of the bag is thin white cotton.

Flat, square bag. The fabric of the front of the bag is a shiny synthetic. Bottom corners are rounded, with delicate white trellis and fringe hanging between. The fringe is white at top turning to blue at the ends. Two blue handles are attached to the top corners of the bag. The centre of the bag holds a blue plaque with a white Chinese character sewn to the middle. The plaque is surrounded by a fine blue and white braid and a boarder of white. The back of the bag is thin white cotton.

Flat, square bag with a long handle. The fabric on the front of the bag is a shiny synthetic. Bottom corners are rounded, with a thick light tan fringe hanging between. The handle is black and attached to the bag at each top corner. The centre of the bag holds a light tan Chinese character sewn to the middle, surrounded by a boarder of thin light tan fabric on all sides. The back of the bag is thin white cotton.

Cantonese opera scholar’s robe made of light blue fabric front and back, lined inside with white cotton. The left side of the robe crosses over the front, to attach with a tie under the right arm, creating a shallow V-neck. The sleeves are indented slightly at the under-arm, then widen and remain thus from shoulder to cuff. Long white panels of the same width are attached at each cuff. The robe is decorated with sequins in a pattern of leaves, branches and flowers front and back and on arms. Gold and silver sequins border the robe edges.

Blue fabric hat is a squared cone shape, topped with elaborate, shaped flaps. From the flaps at the side of the head hang long, light green tassels. The hat is decorated in copper, gold and silver sequins with floral and swirl patterns. Two ribbons, each approximately 72 cm long, dangle from the rear bottom of the hat and are also decorated on their ends with sequins. White cotton ties close the hat at rear centre. The interior of the hat is lined with white fabric.

Blue fabric hat. Hat is a squared cone shape, topped with elaborate, shaped flaps. The hat is decorated in copper, gold and green sequins with flower and swirl patterns. Yellow ribbon edges the flaps, with black ribbon on the bottom edge of the hat. Two ribbons, each approximately 76 cm long, dangle from the rear bottom of the hat and are also decorated with sequins. A long metal button holds the hat closed at the back along with two white cotton ties beneath. Two small detachable wings (parts b and c) fit into either side of the long button. The interior of the hat is lined with white cotton.

Cantonese Opera costume boots. The body of each boot is made of yellow silk on the outside, with the outline of a tiger’s body embroidered on the front in black, tail to the top, shoulders at the ankles. Tiger stripes decorate the foot of the boot. On the toe is the tiger’s head, embroidered in metallic thread on a separate and attached piece of material. The ears, nose and tongue are attached pieces of red material, long pointed canine teeth are white, and the eyes protrude and are white and black. The inside of the boot is lined with unbleached cotton and two cotton strings are attached at the inner boot top for tightening. The sole of the boots are made of a thick piece of wood, painted white, angling sharply from ball of the foot up toward the tip of the toe.

Cantonese opera costume hood. The hood is long and deep, rectangular in shape with a rounded bottom corner. The exterior is completely covered in sequins; a green base with silver and light green leaf and foliage pattern, accented with transparent bead tubes. White satin lines the interior, with a short white fur edging around the whole. The inner top of the hood holds a strip of sequins from which a total of four green satin ribbon ties with sequins and fur ends hang. The hood goes with a cape, 2967/28.

Cantonese opera costume cape. Garment is long, with a high back slit and an encircling collar at top. The exterior of the garment and collar are entirely covered in sequins; a green base with silver and light green leaf and foliage pattern, accented with transparent bead tubes. Ivory satin lines the interior, with a short white fur edging around the boarder of cape, back slit, and collar. Two short green satin ribbon ties with sequins hang from the collar. (The cape can be worn with a hood, 2967/29.)