One piece black skeleton costume (part a). The complete skeletal frame is painted on the front and back in white. The costume covers the head, arms, hands, and legs. There are slits for the eyes, nose and mouth on the front and back. There is a centre front opening with three ties. N1.856 b-c are costume slippers that are worn over shoes to complete the costume.

Pair of matching ornaments. Slender bamboo shaft, supporting a raccoon tail, encircled at bottom by a row of gilded cardboard petals, with silk pompoms wired to them. Below this, another circle of gilded petals, supporting a silk fringe. Colours are brown, white, turquoise, orange, pink, gold, and blue. Fringe on (a) is blue, on (b) white.

Wide, ecru three piece hoop belt (part a-c) with sequins. The rectangular pieces are curved and fit together. Part (a) has one straight end and one tabbed end. Part (b) has two straight ends. Part (c) has two tabbed ends. The fabric is fixed over a wooden centre. The blue sequins form flower motifs on an ecru ground. The lining is green with a red and orange geometric pattern.

Blue three piece hoop belt (part a-c) with embroidery. The rectangular pieces are curved and fit together. Part (a) has leather tabs folded back on both ends. Part (b) has two straight ends. Part (c) has one leather tab folded back and one wooden tab. The fabric is fixed over a wooden centre. The front has prunus, peony, double gourd, flute, fan and scroll motifs on a royal blue ground. The back lining is royal blue cotton.

White jacket with epaulets and cotton body with metal snap fasteners. The epaulets have embroidered fu dog and other motifs in red, white, black and brown on white ground with a white fringe. The fu dog motif has stuffed, appliqué eyes, nose, teeth and tongue. The arms have dragon and coin motifs in brown and yellow. The cuffs have snap fasteners and fu dog motifs with stuffed, appliqué eyes, nose, teeth and tongue. The inside lining is white cotton.

Skirt made of two panels of white cotton partially overlapping and pleated into wide waistband with long ties of cotton tape at each end. Skirt is grey with dirt on outside.

Pale pink three piece hoop belt (part a-c) with embroidery. The rectangular pieces are curved and fit together. Part (a) has one leather tab folded back under the belt loop and one wooden tab. Part (b) has two leather tabs folded back. Part (c) has no tabs. The fabric and lining are sewn over a wooden centre. The front has embroidered Taoist symbols, including prunus, flute, bamboo, double gourd motifs in pink, white, mauve and green on pink ground. The lining is blue cotton.

A curved conical hat with a brim. Black with loose black top stitching. Red tuft on top. Blue lining. Black string ties.

A dark red wedge cap with black whipstitching.

Multicoloured cotton skirt with an open back and two loops for a tie closure at the waistband. Skirt is made from two identical panels, overlapping at centre front, attached to a wide, unbleached cotton waistband; panels are made from strips of blue, white, green, red, and yellow fabric, separated by gold metallic braid-like ribbon.