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A pair of flat-soled shoes with upturned toes that have a vertical centre front seam. The shoes are covered on the outside with red silk brocade woven in repeating swastika patterns surrounded with lines following the directions of the swastika lines. The soles are black plastic embossed in a flower pattern except under the arch where there is script-like writing as there is on the slightly raised heel. The shoes are lined with pale blue-grey fabric and have tan insoles printed in gold with roman letters and an image of a dancing woman.
Brown silk cloth with 14 embroidered areas. Numbered end shows two mirror image gold embroidered dragons over waves motifs with bands of blue, green, red, and brown. Green bats, blue clouds and flaming circle around dragon. Next area of embroidery towards center of cloth shows four mirror image cocks over same wave pattern, with green bat. Same motif is repeated off-center to these. Next area of embroidery is towards the opposite end, showing two squares with gold embroidered dragon surrounded by blue clouds, flaming circle, red and green bats, flowers, shell, and fish, over a red flower and wave pattern. Above each of these squares are two small wave motifs. At other edge are two cock, wave and bat motifs mirrored. At opposite end of cloth is one cock, wave and bat motif in one corner. Along edge are two Chinese characters.
A hat of brown paper pointed at top and with four sections projecting from centre folds. When opened flat, the hat is triangular with points truncated at the base. An extra layer of paper with a serrated upper edge is adhered to the lower edge of the hat with another serrated strip adhered to the bottom edge of hat. Faintly visible bat shapes cut out of brown paper are adhered over the midpoint of each fold. A red paper-cut is adhered to the top of the hat.
A straight-cut robe that goes with sash (2503/3 b). It is made of light green gauze with a front opening and high side slits, which are faced on the inside with red binding. The sleeves are made of bands of cloth that are vertical when the arms are extended, in (from the body outwards) red, pale pink, medium blue, pink, light green, red, cream, and blue. The sleeve ends have red facings. The lower ends of the sleeves are rounded. Two front panels meet at the centre and do not overlap. Neck opening is edged in red silk and has narrower edging of white silk pasted to paper which is somewhat soiled. Front edges, bottom edge, side slits, and neck are all faced with bands of red gauze.
Pair of black cotton boots with quilted silk lining. Short opening at back. Leather loops on front threaded through two holes and knotted on inside. Piping on front, back and sides. Lower edges of boots trimmed with leather. Soles sewed on. Part (a) has five studs on sole and two pieces of masking tape with writing, attached to lining. Part (b) has four studs on sole.
Pair of rigid black shoes made of smooth-surfaced heavy, stiff leather dyed black with unfinished natural leather soles and small heels nailed on with iron nails. One iron cleat is attached at toe and one at the heel. Row of hand-stitching around outer edge of sole. Shoes are low at sides, higher at back and have upturned toes with a centre seam. Piping in the same colour as the outside around the upper edge. Inside of shoes is brown and part b has a brown insole, while the other is black with the stitching showing.
Dark blue summer kimono made of fabric with a resist dyed white checkered pattern. Kimono assembled with hand-stitching throughout. The pattern consists of alternating vertical and horizontal, white-gray lines in small squares. There is a wide patterned band around the neck and partway down the centre opening. The short sleeves have an opening under the arms. The inside is unlined.
One layer of futon cover made in the katazome technique. The cover is dark blue with light white-grey chrysanthemum design. Undyed panel at one end of futon cover, light white-grey colour. Two small patches with kasuri or ikat design on inside surface.
Pictorial ikat futon cover. The cover is dark blue with light white-blue depictions of fans with floral motifs. The back is unlined.
Black summer kimono (着物) made of hand woven kasuri (絣) or ikat textile made from ramie fibre. Cotton fabric interfacing on the shoulder area woven in plain weave. Kimono assembled with hand-stitching throughout. The pattern is linear squares and circles arranged in a checkered design. There is a wide patterned band around the neck and partway down the centre opening. The sleeve panels are short with an opening under the arm. The inside is unlined.