Square embroidered panel with four bands surrounding the centre picture section. The outside band is black. The second band is white with large black, blue and purple flowers. The third band is thick and blue. The fourth band is blue with a white zigzag line and flowers. The centre section has a yellow butterfly and blue and red flowers with green leaves on a cream background. The panel is backed by a piece of brown fabric.

Embroidered panel is circular with five bands surrounding the centre section. The outside band is black with light blue flowers. The second and fourth bands are orange silk. The third and fifth bands are black with a dark blue motif. The centre section has many blue flowers and green leaves on a cream background. The panel is backed by a piece of ecru fabric.

Small green damask skirt with cotton waistband, centre slit and embroidery. The damask is woven containing Buddhist symbols of good fortune. On the front are peony and bat motifs in pink, red, yellow, blue and white on green ground. The border along the hem has fan, peony, sword and endless knot motifs among others, in light and dark blue on white ground. The inside lining is red silk.

Gold skirt with pleats and embroidery. Across the top is a wide cotton waistband. On the edges of the skirt are black borders with peony, endless knot and other motifs in white, dark and light blue. On the front and back are panels of moth, peony and leaf motifs in pink, red, blue, green, white and brown. The inside is lined with green fabric.

Blue skirt with pleats and embroidery. Across the top is a wide cotton waistband with three rows of frog closures. On the edges of the hem and pleats are gold borders containing the eight Buddhist objects. On the front and back are dragon, phoenix, bat, wave, cloud, sun and mountain motifs in gold, green and red. The inside lining is light blue damask containing the eight Buddhist objects.

Light orange damask skirt panel (part a) with tiny pleats and embroidery. Across the top is a wide cotton waistband with three frog fasteners. A purple tie is attached to a loop on the waistband. The orange damask is woven containing large peony motifs. On the edges of the skirt are scalloped borders with a floral motif in red, yellow and green on a ground with dark blue trim. On the front and back are xiezhi?, phoenix, peony and mountain motifs in pink, red, gold, green and blue. The inside is unlined.

Red damask skirt with pleats and embroidery. Across the top is a wide cotton waistband with with three rows of frog closures. The red damask is woven containing bat, Buddhist and Taoism motifs. On the edges of the skirt are black borders with lotus and peony motifs and the eight Buddhist objects in blue, white and gold. On the front and back are polychrome panels of figures in a garden in pink, red, gold, yellow, blue and green. The inside is unlined.

Blue robe with standing collar, slender sleeves, hoof cuffs and a side opening with brass frog closures. The collar has a geometric pattern on a gold ground. The front, back and sleeves have four-toed dragons, pearl, fire, crane and bat motifs, as well as Buddhist symbols of good fortune and Taoist symbols of the Eight Immortals; on blue ground. The borders around the neck, cuffs and side opening have dragon and bat motifs on a black ground. The sleeves have triple lined stripes in gold, pinks, greens and blues on black ground. There are slits in the centre front and back. The inside lining is blue silk.

Long black vest with multicoloured tassels. The vest has a rounded neck and centre opening with frog closures. The sides are open, held together by two crossed bands. The front and back have wave, mountain, dragon, bat, wheel of law and umbrella motifs in gold, blue, purple pink and orange. The border around the neck, centre opening, sides and hem has a prunus and line motif in black on gold ground. Hanging from the bottom hem and netting are pink, yellow and green tassels. The inside lining is light blue.

Pink damask robe with embroidery. The robe has a short standing collar, wide sleeves, side slits and side opening with frog closure and metal buttons. The damask is woven with ‘Buddha’s hand’ citron, peach and floral spray motifs. The wide borders around the collar, side opening and hem have a white prunus motif around the sides on blue ground edged by wide, pale green trim with a butterfly motif. The ends of the sleeves have embroidered peony, bird and bat motifs on pale green ground. The inside lining is blue silk.