Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
Showing items held at 13 different institutions.
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Long gourd-shaped, pale orange clay owl has a grayish white body onto which have been hand painted, in black, a pattern of overlapping feathers, and large spots at the head. Top surface of wings are decorated with alternating stripes and dots and the base is a solid black. Crooked loop beak and bulging eyes are two-tone black and pale red.
Hand coiled orange clay pottery owl coin bank. Body shape is slightly different from the norm, head sits forward, leaving more space at back for money slot at base of neck. Hand painted in thick brushstokes of dark orange and dark brown over a cream slipped background. Body covered with feather pattern and spots. Mouth is open wide with top beak painted up to little horn-like ears. Eyes on the sides have protruding pupils and short fat lashes. Label glued onto base.
Pear-shaped orange clay owl is hand made with black and orange body detailing thickly hand painted over a cream background. Large overlapping feathers cover the body and tiny orange feet with three black painted toes peek out from beneath the belly. Huge eyes fill head area and the outline that starts at the triangular design around the beak drapes under them to the ears to three dots at back of the head.
Rubbing of multiple rows of characters, from a cave wall, on a vertically rectangular piece of paper.
A patterned red fabric vest that is part of a girl's costume (2502/2 a-l). It is bordered in green with designs embroidered on the front consisting of red, green, and blue geometric circles, and six heart-shaped metal clasps at the centre-front.
A silk collar that is part of a wedding outfit (with 2589/1 a,b,c,d,e-f,g,i-j). It is embroidered with pink flowers having green leaves, a silk bow each, and small metal circles.
Sash that is part of a wedding outfit (with 2589/1 a,b,c,d,e-f,h,i-j). It has tassels on one end and horizontal bands of colour starting from a central bright red to deep red, yellow, blue-black, pink, green, deep blue, blue, and blue-black running along its length.
Leggings that are part of a wedding outfit (with 2589/1 a,b,c,d,g,h,i-j). They are embroidered with pink, blue, and green flowers.
Lined hood that is part of a Cantonese opera costume with 1743/1 a,b,c,d,e,f., open and rounded at bottom. Two sets of ties. Sequined designs on outside, bordered. Narrow panel of sequin designs sewn to inside top.
Long, lined cape that is part of a Cantonese opera costume with 1743/1 a,b,c,d,e,g. Cape is gathered at neck and has a large round collar. Front is open and slightly rounded at bottom. There are ties at the neckline. A long slit goes from centre lower back to hem. Scattered sequin design.