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CoverEdz1226

White cover with dark blue embroidery. Six longitudinal pieces are stitched together to create the large rectangular panel. The two outer pieces have rows of large framed medallions alternating with vase motifs. The four inner pieces have rows of framed medallions and scattered small medallions. The medallions include floral, bird, insect, fish, animal and landscape motifs. The panel has hemmed ends and selvage sides. The back is unlined.

Culture
Chinese
Material
indigo dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CoverEdz1236

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.

Culture
Chinese
Material
indigo dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CoverEdz1235

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.

Culture
Chinese
Material
dye, indigo dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CoverEdz1234

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.

Culture
Chinese
Material
indigo dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CoverEdz1233

Large white cover with dark blue embroidery. The cover is made from three long pieces sewn together. The centre piece has a large roundel with curved spokes and various diaper patterns, surrounded with a meander motif and nine large sacred fungi motifs. Flanking the roundel are large and small lion motifs. The outside pieces have endless knot, flaming pearl, pair of fish, vase, umbrella, lotus, castanet, gong, fan and scroll motifs. The ends of the cover are hemmed, the sides are selvage. The back is unlined.

Culture
Chinese
Material
indigo dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CoverEdz1232

White cover with dark blue embroidery. Three narrow pieces are stitched together to create the large rectangular panel. The panel has eight rows of staggered circles with different motifs embroidered in dark blue on white ground. The motifs include flowers, animals, insects, fish and landscapes. There is a border on one long side, wrapping around the corners. The border motifs alternate between floral and landscape squares. The panel has one selvage and three hemmed edges. The back is unlined.

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CoverEdz1231

White cover with blue embroidery. Four narrow pieces are stitched together to create the large rectangular panel. Three pieces have small motifs of birds and sprigs with flowers. One piece has a free style scroll type design with mountains, deer, waves, pond-weed, cock, hares, lotus, butterflies, birds, fish, crab, rat, spider, bat and bamboo motifs. The panel has two hemmed and two selvage edges. The back is unlined.

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CoverEdz1230

Large white cover with embroidery. The cover is made from three cotton strips sewn together horizontally. The upper strip has five embroidered segments: two butterfly motifs, two squares with tree and floral motifs, one centre roundel with peach blossom and phoenix motifs. The centre strip has three roundels with phoenix, floral and fruit motifs separated by small vase, coin and floral motifs. The lower strip has four roundels with lotus, vase, phoenix, lion, fish, floral and fruit motifs, separated by small basket motifs. The ends are hemmed, the top edge is selvedge, the bottom edge has a facing strip. The back is unlined.

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CoverEdz1228

Large white cover with light blue embroidery. Round the outside edges is a rinceau floral border and a larger motif, repeated six times, of a dragon gate and two carp with pondweed in mouths, decorated with trellis and curl diaper pattern. In the corners is a triangular motif in each corner with a swastika, lotus and curl pattern.

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre, indigo dye and flax fibre
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CoverEdz1227

Large white cover with dark blue cross-stitch embroidery. The cover is made from three long pieces sewn together. There are medium and large roundels, triangular corner pieces and large designs covering the overall surface. The motifs represented include butterfly, fruit, vase, floral, bird, dragon and swastika. The ends of the cover are hemmed, the sides are selvage. The back is unlined.

Culture
Chinese
Material
indigo dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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