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Two plain white cloths joined horizontally, with blue-black embroidered designs. Bottom border has phoenixes and fruit; the next up has flowers and mountains. The bottom scene shows Pagoda at center with being and deer on either side. Other design features show butterflies, flowers, trees, cats, birds and fish. Center border shows two rows of same flower and leaves. Top scene shows two dragons flanking a center symbol. On either side, in mirror image, are a ship with dragon prow on a pedastal over top of stylized waves, crab, fish, and two flowering trees on either side. In the ship are three figures holding decorative standards. Next to ship is flowering vine with phoenixes. Both ends hemmed, selvedges top and bottom.
White cover with dark blue embroidery. Four longitudinal pieces are stitched together to create the large rectangular panel. The two centre pieces have a large scene with rocks, branches and two pomegranates, surrounded by bird, butterfly and bat motifs. The side pieces have large basket and vase motifs and a border with animals, boats, bridges, figures and floral designs. The panel has hemmed ends and selvage sides. The back is unlined.
Large red and pink cover with embroidery. The cover is made of three strips of pink fabric with a smaller red strip along the bottom. Embroidered in the centre of the pink panel are vase, floral, rabbit and bird motifs. Embroidered on the red panel are three large animal motifs against a rocky landscape. The back is unlined.
Blue cloth with blue embroidery of three square motifs and three sided rinceau borders of alternating phoenix and flower motif. Center square motif has centre square with fret border design inside four tigers alternating with flower motif, outside corner butterflies alternating with pomegranates. Square motif on left shows swastikas in centre, surrounded by phoenix, flower, fruit and swastikas, corner motif of five swastikas. Square motif on right shows stylized centre square design surrounded by four pomegranates, flowers and butterflies. Ends hemmed.
Blue embroidery on blue cloth. Variety of motifs in a sampler fashion. Upper central motif: mountains, duck, two monkeys, lotus, fish, pine trees. Lower centre: two fish and lotus. At left of centre: vase on pedestal with flowers and a butterfly. At right of centre: vase with flower, leaves, bird. At upper right: dragon with three swastikas on body; man holding banner. Lower right: two pagodas, pine tree; boy riding a cock; birds; scroll; duck. Small motifs on left: birds; man on a swayback horse; pagoda, pine tree; cock with swastika on body under willow tree; lotus; two phoenixes joined at beaks; deer, pine tree. Sides, selvage; ends, raw. Cloth dark blue bordering all three sides.
White embroidery on black cloth. Central motif of fruiting plant in a pot with cicada and butterfly, two birds at bottom. Prunus branch and birds on left, and land form and building with bids and butterfly at other end. To right of center is prunus branch, landform, building and tree and at end are bird, flowers, butterfly and animal. Hemmed at sides and bottom.
Plain white valance with five boats in black embroidery. Centre boat, three tier pagoda, three birds perched on top, carries five men, one sitting in middle and wearing brimmed hat, one standing on each side wearing pointed tassel caps, man at bow and stern each carry a lantern; mirror image butterflies flank pagoda. Boats on right and left of centre are mirror images. The smaller boats next to center have dragon head prow and flags and decorated standards at top of ships. Shows three people at center wearing hats, the middle one likely an important figure with a different hat on, and one man at stern. Boats at farthest ends have six men standing above deck, two in centre have brimmed hats, two at each end have plumed caps and carry tall banners. Right banners decorated with coin design; between banners is a butterfly. Bow of boat is key design. Mirror image at bottom of center boat shows man wearing an official's winged hat, rides beast with four legs, claws, and bushy tail; has tree in hand on right.
White cover with blue embroidery. Three narrow pieces are stitched together to create the large rectangular panel. Embroidered in the centre are floral, fruit, butterfly and bat motifs in blue on white ground. The panel has two hemmed and two selvage edges. The back is unlined.
Black, lacquered, paper folding fan with ten ribs held shut with a band of coloured paper. Featured on the fan is a stylized landscape with tree, mountains, stream, flowers and two pheasants on one side; reverse side has stylized landscape with clouds, mountains, tree and blossoms.