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Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Front view is depicted of the figure which is made of cloth lightly padded to give a three-dimensional effect having each portion made of a separate piece of cloth with painted details. Face is made of white silk. Head is covered with a green silk coat that has sleeves hanging free, a red-purple collar, a white paper ornament on the forehead, a red ribbon at the front, and white cotton cuffs. Under the coat, there is a white shirt, a light blue-green silk skirt, two pairs of loose off-white trousers, white socks, and green shoes with red trim. Two pieces of white flannel hemmed in light red-pink silk with a loop of the same thread at the top are glued to the paper backing.
Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Front view is depicted of the figure which is made of cloth lightly padded to give a three-dimensional effect having each portion made of a separate piece of cloth with painted details. Face is made of white silk. Head is covered with a green silk coat that has sleeves hanging free, a red-purple collar, a white paper ornament on the forehead, red ribbon at the front, and white cotton cuffs. Under the coat, there is a red, and blue shirt, a light blue-grey silk skirt, two pairs of loose off-white trousers, white socks, and low red shoes. Two pieces of white flannel hemmed in light red-pink silk with a loop of the same thread at the top are glued to the paper backing.
Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Front view is depicted of the figure which is made of cloth lightly padded to give a three-dimensional effect having each portion made of a separate piece of cloth with painted details. Face is made of white silk. Head is covered with a green silk coat that has sleeves hanging free, a red-purple collar, a white paper ornament at the forehead, a red ribbon at the front, and white cotton cuffs. Under the coat, there is an orange-red shirt, a blue-green silk skirt, two pairs of loose off-white trousers, white socks, and low red shoes. Two pieces of white flannel hemmed in light green silk with a loop of the same thread at the top are glued to the paper backing.
Red tapestry square with brown feline ? in profile, with frontal head. A crescent shaped crest sprouts from the side of the head. The creature has ears, protruding yellow tongue and a long tail. The body has spots and back has a zigzag outline. The feet are large and square with zigzag claws. One warp selvedge with heading wefts and two weft selvedges are present. A-spun, 2 plied z (warps) and z-spun, 2 plied s (wefts). Remnants of sewing thread along both weft selvedges.
An irregular fragment in two pieces that combines brown plain weave cotton with predominantly yellow camelid (alpaca?) weft-faced weaves. The largest piece (part a) has a yellow diamond-shaped, double headed serpent design in supplementary weft weaving, with accents in red and dark yellow. There is a narrow band of birds in a 5 colour complementary warp weave; red, black, white and two yellows. Weft-faced stripes of red and yellows flank the bird band. One warp, one weft selvedge present and two cut edges. The smaller piece (part b) is part of the narrow bird band, flanked by stripes of red and yellows.
Small, striped fabric with 4 selvedges. Yellow, brown, white, blue, red-brown, green and red stripes are repeated 3 times. One colour is completely deteriorated between the red and yellow stripes, exposing the warp threads. The spinning and weaving are very uneven. One third of the fabric, the area of terminal weaving, is very loosely beaten. All selvedges are complete and there are no signs of sewing to another fabric. Z-spun, 2 plied s yarns.
Netsuke carved of ivory, light brown, with dark brown incised areas; cylindrical shape, with vertical striations, carved to represent rope bindings in three places. At one side are two holes, through which passes a cord of green/brown braided silk 2.4cm. long (double). At one end of cylinder is carved a rat; diagonally below this near opposite end is a round hole from which can protrude the head of a snake, which moves freely in and out of the hole.
Collapsible fan with 18 inner ribs made of ivory and two ivory ribs on the outside. The outermost ribs are carved with a floral design. One side is covered in white silk, which has been stiffened and has a light bown paper edge. The silk is painted with a design of cranes flying over a marsh, in grey, white, red, yellow and blue/green. The ends of the ribs are fastened with a u-shaped brass loop to which is knotted a knotted grey silk cord ending in a tassel.
Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Front view is depicted of the figure which is made of cloth lightly padded to give a three-dimensional effect having each portion made of a separate piece of cloth with painted details. Face is made of white silk. Wearing a rounded black hat with round projections at lower back, an ankle-length robe of black silk gauze over red fabric, and a belt under the arms of paper painted red, black, and yellow, over a square multi-coloured paper panel. Boots are made of black paper. Two pieces of white flannel hemmed with light red-pink silk are glued to the paper backing.
Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Front view is depicted of the figure which is made of cloth lightly padded to give a three-dimensional effect having each portion made of a separate piece of cloth with painted details. Face is made of white silk. Head is covered with a green silk coat that has sleeves hanging free, a red-purple collar, a white paper ornament on the forehead, a red ribbon at the front, and white cotton cuffs. Under the coat, there is a lime green shirt, a dark blue silk skirt, two pairs of loose off-white trousers, white socks, and low red shoes. Two pieces of white flannel hemmed in light red-pink silk are glued to the paper backing.