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Cantonese Opera Blouse2701/4 a

A blouse of white synthetic fabric with silver and purple ornamentation that together with a skirt (2701/4 b) forms a costume. The blouse has long, wide sleeves with long white sleeve extensions, a round neckline and closes down the back with metal snap fasteners. Scattered over the surface are clusters of silver sequins in a tendril pattern. There are bands of purple and silver sequins in a pattern of irregular interlocking circles near the ends of the sleevest and a line of sequins at the hem.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
metal, synthetic fibre, cotton fibre ?, plastic and dye
Made in
Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Banner2701/24

Commemorative maroon-coloured velvet banner with rows of large and small gold foil Chinese letters attached to front. It hands from a thin green wood pole with plastic pear-shaped yellow finials and long gold fibre tassels. Stitched to the bottom is a woven gold ribbon with a fringe of looped gold twine.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
synthetic fibre, cotton fibre, wood, paper and plastic
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Banner2701/23

Commemorative maroon-coloured velvet banner hangs from wood pole with yellow pear-shaped plastic finials and two dangling pink and gold tassels. Gold foil Chinese letters are attached to front surface and a band of pink and green striped ribbon with a fringe of looped twine is stitched on at the bottom.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
synthetic fibre, wood, plastic, paper and adhesive
Made in
Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Fan2701/22

Hand-painted fan with cranes on blue ground

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
bamboo grass, cotton fibre ?, paint, adhesive and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Fan2701/21

Hand-painted fan with outdoor scene on red ground

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
bamboo grass, cotton fibre ?, paint, adhesive and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Fan2701/20

Hand-painted fan with scene from opera on brown ground

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
bamboo grass, paper, paint, adhesive and metal
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Lamp2701/19

An oil lamp made of low-fired ceramic with a roughly applied shiny green glaze over a buff-coloured body, which shows on the base. The top of the lamp is bowl-shaped, placed on a cylinder that flares towards the bottom, which is in the shape of a low saucer. There is a decorative ring slightly more than halfway up the cylinder.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
clay and glaze
Made in
China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Bed2701/18

Bed cover of the same materials and with the same decorations (as 2701/17 curtain). The cover is rectangular, with a rounded protrusion at each side of the upper edge. On the back lining are stamped two red oblongs filled with Chinese letters.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
silk fibre, cotton fibre, plastic and dye
Made in
Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Stage Curtain2701/17

Curtains of white silk sewn to form an arch-shape with horizontal upper edge of white cotton to which blue-green Chinese characters are appliquéd. At the centre of the curtain set are appliquéd two discs of white silk, each with a Chinese character in blue-green sequins. Below them is an image of a butterfly in copper-coloured sequins. The lower edge of the arch-shaped curtain has a row of blue-green fringe. Behind the arch is a rectangular panel, and there are vertical panels with cotton backing attached to the sides. All are decorated with hummingbirds and bunches of grapes and vines, all executed in blue-green, copper, pink, and gold sequins. There are two red oval stamps with Chinese letters at back of curtain top.

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
dye, wood, silk fibre, cotton fibre and plastic
Made in
Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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Cantonese Opera Headdress2701/12 a-e

Stiff headdress of shiny white fabric decorated with silver sequins (a), and including four additional numerous components that insert into the central portion of the headdress. The front is rounded and flat on top, with an oval disc of white plastic at the centre front. The back half rises at a right angle to the front and is bulbous and rounded at the back. Inserted into the bottom of the centre back are two wing-like projections (b,c), rectangular with rounded corners. Also inserted into the headdress, at the sides, are two leaf-shaped projections (d,e).

Culture
Chinese: Cantonese
Material
metal, synthetic fibre ?, paper ?, paste adhesive ?, plastic and cotton fibre
Made in
Hong Kong, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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