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Skirt1458/42 a

Multicoloured skirt with embroidery, hanging panels and tassels. Across the top is a wide green waistband with two red ties and phoenix, dragon and cloud motifs. Below the waistband are hanging panels. The centre front panel has a pink peony on black and cream grounds. The centre back panel has a dragon motif on pink ground. The smaller panels are thin and rectangular with one end flared and pointed. On the front are embroidered different motifs on different coloured grounds. Each hanging panel has two tassels. The tassels are decorated with beads and bells. The back is lined with fuchsia silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, metal, glass, dye and fibre
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket1458/40

Blue damask silk jacket with embroidery. The jacket has a short standing collar, long wide sleeves and side opening with frog closures. Around the neck, side opening and bottom hem is a scalloped border with scenes of landscape and human figures on cream ground. Alongside the borders are orange and yellow stripes and floral trim. Around the sleeves is a cream band with scenes of landscape and human figures. The damask is woven containing the Taoist symbols of the Eight Immortals. The inside is lined with orange damask silk woven containing cloud and floral motifs.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and dye
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Jacket1458/41

Short red jacket with embroidery. The jacket has a standing collar, long tapered sleeves and centre opening with frog closures and a metal clasp. Around the neck is a black scalloped border with butterfly, bat, chrysanthemum, bamboo and fruit motifs, edged with white floral trim. On the front and back are peony, butterfly, bat, bamboo, phoenix and prunus motifs on red ground. The bottom hem is edged with green. The sleeves have striped bands in black, blue, purple, cream and green. Embroidered on the front of the bands are butterfly, spider, dragon fly, bat and cricket motifs. On the back of the bands are peaches, pomegranate, ‘Buddha’s hand’ and berry motifs. The inside is lined with green silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, synthetic fibre, dye and metal
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cushion Cover1458/17

Light brown embroidered cushion cover. The centre square has floral and swastika motifs surrounded by a circle of large abstract motifs. There is a meander border around the outside with inset triangular corners. The back is undecorated. One side of the cover is unstitched.

Culture
Chinese
Material
flax fibre and dye
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Collar1458/50

Collar with woven designs and embroidered. The collar has a double rounded top and frog closure, sloping to pointed sides and a flat bottom. There is a wide gold swastika motif border. The central woven design has dragon, pearl, bat, peony, cloud, wave, rhinoceros horn, rectangular and circular ornament motifs on black ground. The back is lined with red damask silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
dye and silk fibre
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Ribbon1458/32

Long, rectangular, silk ribbon with an embroidered alternating pattern of a blue and fuchsia narcissus with a pink and fuchsia peony; each have green leafs. Behind the design is a blue embroidered swastika pattern on a metallic, gold thread ribbon.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre and metal
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sleeve Cuff1458/28

Pink silk background with embroidery of two green, blue, yellow, and pink pomegranates and flowers, leaves and branches with two birds and flower in between. Next to this is repeated row of flowers and leaves on a black line. Beside this are alternating green and blue bats and chinese symbols in a row, and next to edge is row of green flowers.

Culture
Chinese
Material
fibre
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Sleeve Cuff1458/27

Pink silk cloth embroidered with white, blue, pink, red and brown butterflies, pink and blue flowers, and green leaves on half of front; and on the other, a double repeating band of white and purple flowers on a black line, with flowers, leaves, butterflies, and encircled flowers in its centre. Alternating green bats and black symbols on side near edge. Green border near pink fringe.

Culture
Chinese
Material
fibre
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt Panel1458/42 i

Turquoise panel with embroidery. The panel is thin and rectangular with one end flared and pointed. On the front are embroidered bat and cloud motifs. On the pointed end are floral, endless knot and meander motifs. There is a thin pink and gold border around the edges. A red tassel hangs off each side of the pointed end. The back is lined with fuchsia pink silk.

Culture
Chinese
Material
silk fibre, fibre, metal, dye and glass
Made in
Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Skirt Panel1458/42 f

Green panel with embroidery. The panel is thin and rectangular with one end flared and pointed. On the front are embroidered crane and cloud motifs. On the pointed end are endless knot and meander motifs. There is a thin black and gold border around the edges. An orange tassel hangs off each side of the pointed end. The back is lined with fuchsia pink silk.

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