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Curved, stick-like mace with a large, flat head; carved from mottled brown and grey mutton fat jade. Handle and head are carved with peaches, persimmons and flowers. Circular British Antique Dealers Association tag on bottom of mace. Part b is a flat, rectangular rosewood stand with two support posts holding the mace horizontally; tag on bottom identifies "Bluett & Sons, London."
Hide is stretched over wooden frame. Cradle is laced in front and decorated with beadwork (floral design) in brown, green, blue, mauve, yellow, white, black. Each side of cradle has a mirror-image beadwork pattern starting at the bottom with a white leaf outlined with brown, a dark blue leaf outlined with pink, an aqua-blue leaf outlined with orange, and a four-heart-shaped-petaled flower of white outlined with brown on a green stem. Hood of cradle has a beaded central white, pink, green, and dark blue flower with a white, blue, and orange leaf on either side. Top of cradle has a beaded white flower outlined with orange and having three green filaments surrounded by a curving pink and dark blue line with yellow leaves outlined by green on either side. Top rim of cradle coiled with white and black beads. Facial features of doll inked on. Adorned with beaded strings, metal bells, and beaded necklaces.
Unknown object. May be a household god. It resembles a fish (has pectoral fin and 2 side fins) with very sharp teeth. Face is carved on both sides. It has a small hole in the bottom and therefore may have been attached to something at one time.
Tile with central design of a bird with Northwest Coast-style decoration. Three wide, wavy lines in blue run behind bird design. Thin cork layer has been adhered to back of tile. Inscription on edge near feet of bird.
Figure representing a ram of the god Amun lying on a rectangular platform with a protrusion on its back and a hole that pierces through the animal's back. Light green-blue glaze.
Figure representing a papyrus column with a cylindrical shape that flares out and then tapers back inwards to a point at the tip. Four bands incised near base. Several zigzag lines near pointed tip.
Cantonese opera costume slippers, representing skeleton feet. Black cotton slippers (part b-c) with skeletal feet painted on the top in white.
Brown, diagonal twilled weave grass mat with braided borders, selvage, and fringe on two sides. There is a very faded dark brown diagonal pattern parallel to weave.
Two white belt carriers (part b-c) with metal snap fasteners. On the front of each is a five-toed dragon, with pearl and fire motifs in brown, yellow, red, white, black and silver. The pieces are stiffened with cardboard and wire. The back is lined with white cotton.
Light orange damask skirt panel (part b) with tiny pleats and embroidery. Across the top is a wide cotton waistband with three frog fasteners. A white string is attached to a loop on the waistband. The orange damask is woven containing large peony motifs. On the edges of the skirt are scalloped borders with a floral motif in red, yellow and green on a ground with dark blue trim. On the front and back are xiezhi?, phoenix, peony and mountain motifs in pink, red, gold, green and blue. The inside is unlined.