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Plain cloth embroidered with three rows of black butterflies. Center row is different than top and bottom rows which are identical. Two ends hemmed with embroidered pattern. Two selvedge edges.
Rectangular, brocade valance of cream fabric with dark blue design. The design consists of five vases with flowers, birds and butterflies inside. The vases alternate with two smaller motifs placed one above the other consisting of butterfly, bird, crab, shrimp, fish and pondweed. A dove with a branch in its beak appears above the lotus flower in the central vase. Stylized birds, prunus, peach and lotus blossoms appear above the other vases. Raw edges.
Plain white cloth with black cross-stitch embroidery. Large flowing design of flowers, leaves, fruit, and butterfly. Central motif is tree peony, large stylized butterfly at left end. Transfer lines incompletely covered in several places. Left and right edges slightly frayed, upper and lower edges selvage.
Rectangular, brocade valance of cream fabric and dark blue design. There are five images of containers filled with fruit, flowers and leaves on a stand plus. The central group are flanked by bamboo tubes, animals, butterfly; others separated by butterflies and beetles. Central pot with overall plum blossom design holding peach, magnolia blossoms and leaves; sits on stand with curved legs. Books (?) with tassel are behind inner left vase on a stand, which holds persimmons, prune blossoms and leaves. Lute and flute behind outer left vase, holds peaches, lotus flowers and leaves. Sacred symbols (short sword with ribbons?) behind inner vase on right, has overall pattern; stand holds prune blossoms. On outer right, decorated archaic three-legged vessel on stand holds citron with swastika, cherry blossoms and leaves. Long sides, selvage; short sides raw.
Belt composed of dark brown and off-white longitudinal alternating bands with light green, pink, purple and black diamond and triangular patterned embroidery in abaca fibre (?) with a blue and a green multi-braided fringe on either end. A stylized bird figure in red is embroidered along with geometric motifs in pink, green and blue cotton fibre near the blue fringe.
Headdress composed of a woven band, solid red at the centre with white warps visible at very few places along its length. On either end are matching bands of multicoloured design. The multicoloured designs consist of: six-pointed stars, a nine-stepped design, stylized animals and birds, chevrons, frontal figures, triangles, and arrows separated by solid, narrow bands of dark purple, green, dark blue or blue. Finished with bunched pink, magenta and mottled grey tassels of numerous ply (spin relaxed), knotted with one band of yarn.
Plain cloth with black embroidery of seven vase motifs, geometric scroll border on three sides. Center vase has sword(?) with swastika on it behind vas and tree with different fruits on it. A bird perches at top. Vase on viewer's left has geometric design on it and holds branch of different fruits and flowers. Other vase sits on table and has long branches of flowers, with a tassel near bottom. Smaller vase at end has five fruits and flower elements. Vase to right of center has fish on it and tassels hanging from vase handles on either side. Flowers at very top. Vase to right shows same pattern as vase at left of center. Smaller vase at end has one blossom on it and holds branch of four fruit. Various motifs along geometric border of scrolls, instruments, flowers, insects, and books. Two selvedge and two raw edges.
Plain grey cloth with blue embroidery of five medallions each with centre design surrounded by rotary arrangement of repeated elements. Medallion at viewer's left side: central phoenix, surrounded by floral design. Inner medallions identical; 6-sided centre with swastika, surrounded by vine and floral design. Centre medallion; square centre with cats, swastikas, phoenix and floral surround. Medallion at other end; 8 sided star with floral centre and phoenix and floral surround. Outer medallions are separated by vine and pomegranate design above butterfly design. Centre and inner medallions are separated by mounted human figures. Crosshatched line and rosette border at base, sides. Human figure with butterfly and with tendrils in the corners. Hemmed all around. Unmatched stitches in third medallion and corner fillers.
Long, rectangular, brocade textile of cream fabric and indigo design. There is a rinceau border on the sides and base with a design consisting of butterflies, floral motifs, Buddha's hands and swastika designs. The two short edges are selvedge; two long edges are hemmed. The centre has five stylized floral and geometric medallions separated by four sets of smaller medallions. Right outer medallion includes: bird, bat, Buddha's hand, swastika designs. Right inner: tree, leaves, flower and swastika. The centre medallion: urn, flower, swastika, Buddha hand. The right inner; tree, and flowers. Left outer; tree and Buddha's hand. Between the medallions are trees, urns, flowers, and swastika designs.
Plain grey cloth embroidered with five blue medallions and four vases between them. Central medallion has a square on square in centre with a swastika, pomegranates, butterflies and stylized flowers, surrounded by a lotus design. Right centre medallion; square on square , centre of stylized flowers and pears, surrounded by phoenix and lotus design. Left of centre medallion has square on square in centre with a swastika and stylized flowers, surrounded by citron, lotus and flowers. Outer medallions are identical and each has an octagonal design in centre with four swastikas, surrounded by a phoenix, citron, butterflies and stylized flowers. Each side of centre medallion is a motif of a table with urn of stylized fruit and flowers, rat, and butterfly on table and ribbon with coins and a three legged toad hanging over the front of the table. Key pattern on urn. Two outer motifs of vase with peach blossoms. Geometric design on border along lower side of alternating bird and fish, with repeated tassels.