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Plain white cotton valance is cross-stitched embroidered. Top has seven tasseled stands with fruit, vines, interspersed with butterflies, circles with streamers, flowers with and without vases, fans, ch'i-lins ridden by flower carrying people. Below, standing in a straight line are twenty-two male figures carrying standards, banners, and canopies in one hand and lanterns, fruit, torches and plants in the other. Two women, first and third from left side, carry fans. Between every sixth person is a male mounted on a horse. Mounted figure on left has hat with horizontal brim and narrow crown; carries plant in hand on right and small object in hand on left. Middle mounted male has similar hat with diagonal ornaments; carries sceptre in hand on left and plant in hand on right. Rider on right is identical to middle figure. Below figures hang plants with tassels. Inside border on three sides is rinceau of flowers, leaves and buds. Solid blue line and white crosses on outside border. Sides are hemmed; top and bottom selvage. Unbordered side shows signs of stitching.
Rectangular, brocade valance of cream fabric with dark blue design. The design consists of a floral decorated central vase holding lotus and flowers; two butterflies are above on each side; a sword, tassels and beads extend from each side near base. On each side of vase are three panel screens with four pillars. The three screens on the left panel, from left to right, have an aquatic scene of plants and two crabs, woman seated at table in garden and mountain with pine and bamboo. Above the screens are the bamboo is pine, peach, plum and stylized flowers; below are flowers and a dragon fly. The three screens on the right panel, from left to right, have flowers and a mountain; two female figures, one standing and one kneeling with lute, facing a fence; lotus with palm leaves overhead; an aquatic scene with three fish. Above the screens are two birds in flight, two trees, one with flowers; butterflies and crickets. Pillars are decorated with flowers, dogs, peaches, citron and pomegranates top. The ends and one side are hemmed and have geometric double floral borders.
Long, rectangular, embroidered valance of cream fabric and indigo detailing. The design consists of five garden scenes in medallion form with figures, pagodas, flowers and birds. The centre medallion has two figures standing inside a pagoda, one is holding fan, the other a scroll; man on phoenix with butterfly on top and lake beneath. The right outer medallion has a man on a horse, man holding bird with a human face and woman holding fan. Left outer medallion has figure with a fan, pagoda, vase of flowers, phoenix on upper left; flower designs balancing space. Left and right inner medallions are similar, with pagodas on each side, vases of flowers on bottom and plum blossom sprays and clouds on top. Right inner medallion has an insect and sun in sky. Top edges are selvedge, sides and bottom are hemmed with zigzag stitch.
Two plain white cloths joined horizontally, with blue-black embroidered designs. Bottom border has phoenixes and fruit; the next up has flowers and mountains. The bottom scene shows Pagoda at center with being and deer on either side. Other design features show butterflies, flowers, trees, cats, birds and fish. Center border shows two rows of same flower and leaves. Top scene shows two dragons flanking a center symbol. On either side, in mirror image, are a ship with dragon prow on a pedastal over top of stylized waves, crab, fish, and two flowering trees on either side. In the ship are three figures holding decorative standards. Next to ship is flowering vine with phoenixes. Both ends hemmed, selvedges top and bottom.
White cover with dark blue embroidery. Four longitudinal pieces are stitched together to create the large rectangular panel. The two centre pieces have a large scene with rocks, branches and two pomegranates, surrounded by bird, butterfly and bat motifs. The side pieces have large basket and vase motifs and a border with animals, boats, bridges, figures and floral designs. The panel has hemmed ends and selvage sides. The back is unlined.
Large red and pink cover with embroidery. The cover is made of three strips of pink fabric with a smaller red strip along the bottom. Embroidered in the centre of the pink panel are vase, floral, rabbit and bird motifs. Embroidered on the red panel are three large animal motifs against a rocky landscape. The back is unlined.
Blue cloth with blue embroidery of three square motifs and three sided rinceau borders of alternating phoenix and flower motif. Center square motif has centre square with fret border design inside four tigers alternating with flower motif, outside corner butterflies alternating with pomegranates. Square motif on left shows swastikas in centre, surrounded by phoenix, flower, fruit and swastikas, corner motif of five swastikas. Square motif on right shows stylized centre square design surrounded by four pomegranates, flowers and butterflies. Ends hemmed.
Blue embroidery on blue cloth. Variety of motifs in a sampler fashion. Upper central motif: mountains, duck, two monkeys, lotus, fish, pine trees. Lower centre: two fish and lotus. At left of centre: vase on pedestal with flowers and a butterfly. At right of centre: vase with flower, leaves, bird. At upper right: dragon with three swastikas on body; man holding banner. Lower right: two pagodas, pine tree; boy riding a cock; birds; scroll; duck. Small motifs on left: birds; man on a swayback horse; pagoda, pine tree; cock with swastika on body under willow tree; lotus; two phoenixes joined at beaks; deer, pine tree. Sides, selvage; ends, raw. Cloth dark blue bordering all three sides.
White embroidery on black cloth. Central motif of fruiting plant in a pot with cicada and butterfly, two birds at bottom. Prunus branch and birds on left, and land form and building with bids and butterfly at other end. To right of center is prunus branch, landform, building and tree and at end are bird, flowers, butterfly and animal. Hemmed at sides and bottom.
Plain white valance with five boats in black embroidery. Centre boat, three tier pagoda, three birds perched on top, carries five men, one sitting in middle and wearing brimmed hat, one standing on each side wearing pointed tassel caps, man at bow and stern each carry a lantern; mirror image butterflies flank pagoda. Boats on right and left of centre are mirror images. The smaller boats next to center have dragon head prow and flags and decorated standards at top of ships. Shows three people at center wearing hats, the middle one likely an important figure with a different hat on, and one man at stern. Boats at farthest ends have six men standing above deck, two in centre have brimmed hats, two at each end have plumed caps and carry tall banners. Right banners decorated with coin design; between banners is a butterfly. Bow of boat is key design. Mirror image at bottom of center boat shows man wearing an official's winged hat, rides beast with four legs, claws, and bushy tail; has tree in hand on right.