Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
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Small short purple jacket. Collar is high, made of off-white fabric with red and gold embroidery. Front of jacket has off-white and red rectangular applique with colourful starburst embroidery. There is a vertical row of clear buttons on each flap. Two buttons on the right side of the jacket used to fasten it shut. Around the white and red applique at the front are embroidered curlicues. The bottom of the jacket and cuffs of sleeves have off-white trim. The back of the jacket has a band of red embroidery with gold stitching and purple and green designs that extends around the sides of the jacket. Each side of the jacket has a long tassle of multi-coloured wool.
Oval metal coin with square hole in centre and embossed Chinese(?) characters on both sides. Coin is bronze coloured, with green oxidization around border and characters.
Firecracker label depicting four figures. On the left side is a bald male figure with a long white beard and a thin white mustache. He is wearing a long robe that is red, green and white. He is holding a staff in his right hand and an object raised in his left. The next figure, to the right of the first man, is much smaller than the rest of the figures. His robe is pink and green, he is standing on his toes and is looking up at the first figure. The third figure has a red robe with a gold lower section and gold detailing. This figure is holding a large group of flowers, possibly in a vase, up with both arms. The fourth figure, standing slightly in front of the third figure, is wearing a long green robe and has a beard separated into three parts. He has a tall purple hat with horizontal protruding pieces on each side and is looking toward the first figure.
A circular label with rice paper backing and gold leaf background. A male figure in a green robe kneels before a female figure in a white robe who is extending her right hand to him. In the background, there are pink, orange and purple mountains, a green body of water, and colourful swirls above the mountains representing clouds. There is a god-like figure wearing a purple robe in the upper right corner with his arms raised and hands placed together. In the body of water is a tall white, orange and green pagoda. In the foreground are flowers and plants in many colours. The entire image has a blue scallop border. On the back is a stamp that reads, "Fatshan Lai Wo Cheong Made In China".
Firecracker label depicting 4 male figures. Descriptions of figures go clockwise, starting with central figure. The central figure is a male with a long mustache and a long beard separated into three parts. He is holding the central part of his beard. He is wearing a purple hat that protrudes from each side with long horizontal pieces, and a green robe with colourful detailing. To his right is a servant wearing a yellow robe and a purple cap. He is holding an orange and green umbrella (or parasol) over the first figure. The next figure, underneath the servant, is wearing a pink robe, a purple head covering and a beard also separated into 3 parts. He is facing to the left of the image and is holding up a child in both arms. To the left of this figure is a bald man with white facial hair, who is holding an object toward the child. The background is gold with floral images in red, pink, and orange all over. The image is surrounded by a red geometric pattern.
Rectangular label on rice paper backing with a gold leaf background. A figure is depicted wearing a pink robe and holding a sword. The figure has black hair and is looking down at a deer that is looking back up. There are multi-coloured spirals as the background in the upper half of the image.
Circular label with rice paper backing and gold leaf background. Two painted male figures, one wearing a green robe and one wearing an orange robe, stand on a pink foreground in front of mountains. The mountains are orange, green, purple, yellow and pink. A female figure in green and white stands on a white and pink base in the mountains. The label has a blue painted scallop border. There is a label on the back reading, "Fatshan Lai Wo Cheong Made In China"
A circular label on rice paper backing and gold leaf background. The label depicts four human figures standing on a diamond patterned ground. On the left, a figure wearing a gold robe is facing left and looking downward. To the right of this figure is a woman carrying an infant. Another figure to the right is wearing a pink robe and is being shielded by a parasol being held by a servant standing behind. Above the figures is a red sun. Surrounding the figures are birds, flowers and leaves in various colours. The label is outlined in a blue and gold scalloped pattern.
Spade shaped metal coin with Chinese (?) characters embossed on obverse side with circular hole at the top. Coin is gold coloured with brown border and brown characters.
Spade shaped metal coin with Chinese(?) characters embossed on obverse side with circular hole at the top. Coin is gold coloured with brown border and brown characters.