Fragmentary ornament. Ribbons and stuffed decoration for a waist pouch or glasses case. Consists of a narrow ribbon of dark blue fabric to which are attached three three-dimensional stuffed embroidered fabric triangles and, at the end, four double-sided ribbons of patterned silk gauze in light green, bright green, and dark pink. The stuffed triangles are made of tan, dark blue, and dark pink silk, from the top down. Each is embroidered with different floral motifs, and each has a tuft of silk thread in various colours at each lower corner except for the first, which has only one.

Light brown man’s jacket. The centre opening has front panels that overlap to the right when tied closed with two long thick ties. The outer facings of the v-neck are rounded at the lower edge. The neck is finished with a white collar or facing with crumpled paper inside. The long wide sleeves curve upwards at the wrists. The light brown ties are sewn at the ends of the outer facing and cut with pinking shears creating a zigzag edge. A thinner brown tie is attached to the right inner facing with a corresponding tie on the left underarm seam. There is a centre back seam. The inside lining is unbleached cotton.

Short green jacket with floral pattern and striped sleeves. The centre opening has front panels that overlap to the right when closed. Two long thick ties are attached to the lower left facing and to the right of the facing. The left outer facing is rounded at the lower edge, while that on the right is straight and projects beyond the front edge of the garment. The neck is finished with a narrow facing or collar of white fabric. The body has a large gold peony motif repeated on green ground. The long sleeves are inset with seams angled outwards towards the underarms and are made of brocade stripes in six different colours parallel to the body of the garment. The stripes are embellished with woven yellow floral motifs. The seam of the sleeves, under the arms, has a pronounced convex curve, narrowing to the wrist. The inner lining is unbleached cotton.

Vest fastening in the centre front with five shell buttons shaped like flowers, made of dark blue damask with a fine overall flower pattern and a bolder pattern of flowers, all in reddish pink. Vest is decorated with gold stamped designs shaped like flowers and clusters of flowers. At the centre back there is a roundel surrounded by flowers and enclosing a dragon. On the front there is a pocket with an outside facing at each side, and on the left side above the pocket is a facing with no pocket. The vest is lined with white fabric woven in a pattern of small squares.

Purple coat with dark blue floral pattern. The coat has a front opening that overlaps to the left with ties. The coat has a v-neck with outer and inner facings of the same materials with rounded corners at the lower edges. There is a narrower outer facing or collar of white silk squared at the lower ends and sewn in place with invisible stitching. Two wide ribbon ties are attached at the mid-points of the wider facings and there are shorter, narrower ribbon ties on the inside. The sleeves are inset with straight seams and have slight convex curves at their lower edges. The coat has a pair of flared gussets under each arm and a centre back seam. There is a slightly flared panel descending from the mid-point of each outer facing so that the coat overlaps at the front when closed. There are small slits in the side seams at waist level. The inside lining is dark blue rayon.

Skirt made of two panels of shiny coral pink brocade with a woven overall pattern in white of gingko flowers and leaves. The skirt is open at the back and overlaps when tied. The panels are pleated and inserted into a band of unbleached cotton, the upper edge of which is scalloped, with the points of the scallops meeting the ends of two shoulder straps of the same material. At the ends of the band are long ties of the same material.

Woman's jacket, or blouse, made of greenish-gold sheer silk with small peacock feather motif in grey. There is a narrow facing or collar of white cloth-covered paper around the neck. The left outer facing is rounded at the lower edge, while the right is straight and projects beyond the front edge. Long sleeves that curve upwards at the wrists. The centre opening has front panels that overlap to the right when tied closed with two long wide ties. One small white tie is attached to the right inner facing with a corresponding tie on the left underarm seam. The inside lining is a loosely woven, sheer white fabric, through which edges of an interfacing can be seen.

Dark blue skirt. The skirt is made of three panels of silk gauze woven with roundels enclosing a bat motif and character on a ground of small rectangles. The selvedge is grey with a fine burgundy line. The skirt is open at the back and the right panel overlaps the left. The skirt panels are pleated and inserted into a band of unbleached cotton. The upper edge of the band is scalloped, with the points meeting the ends of two shoulder straps of the same material. The band opens at the front and the front seam is left unstitched near the top.

Skirt made of two panels of lightweight grey silk gauze patterned with roundels of bats surrounding a circular form of wide lines forming an even cross with arms curving around and bent inwards. The gauze fabric has an overall pattern of small rectangles. The skirt is open at the back, where the right panel overlaps that on the left. The skirt panels are pleated and inserted into a band of unbleached cotton, the upper edge of which is scalloped, with the points of the scallops meeting the ends of two shoulder straps of the same material. The band opens at the front, and the front seam is left unstitched near the top.

Upper body garment made of lightweight grey silk gauze patterned with roundels of bats surrounding a circular form of wide lines forming an even cross with arms curving around and bent inwards. The gauze fabric has an overall pattern of small rectangles. The garment is lined with loosely woven white silk. The long sleeves are inset with straight seams. The seam of the sleeves, under the arms, has a pronounced convex curve, narrowing to the wrist. The body of the garment curves downwards to the centre front. It opens at the front, and the front edges are extended with panels extending down from the mid-point of the outer facing. The front panels overlap to the left when closed. The left side has a small fabric triangle attached where the outer facing meets the front edge. The left outer facing is rounded at the lower edge, while that on the left is straight and projects beyond the front edge of the garment. On the right side a small square fabric tab is attached. There is also a narrow facing or collar of white shiny paper, which is partially detached and broken in many places.