Short upper garment of fine white cotton, padded, lined with white ramie. It has long sleeves at right angles to body of garment. Each sleeve has a band of shiny blue fabric at the writst, and has a curved lower edge. Sleeves are joined to body of garment with a concealed seam. Front edges of garment are angled outwards towards the bottom, and each side has an added panel near the edge. There is a facing with rounded lower edge extending about half-way down the garment, and an additional narrow neck facing of pasted silk basted in place with stitches invisible on the face of the garment. Front closing overlaps to the wearer’s right, and has a single frog closing. Ramie lining.

Large rectangular metal piece that has cut-out scroll and leaf patterns. Two of the longer sides have rounded edges. In the centre of the rectangular metal piece is a circular disk in centre with engraved leaf patterns. The piece is slightly convex.

Duck with body (a) carved from one piece of wood cut horizontally at right angle at head and tail, growth rings apparent. Wider where it joins with head (b) and tapering at tail. Wing and top of leg are carved on each side. Square hole for neck piece. Rectangular hollow carved out of bottom with a crack at each end. Neck and head are carved from one piece of wood and has round eyes with dot at centre; 2 small holes for nostrils on the top of the beak; beak slightly parted at tip. Neck has rectangular projection which fits into duck body.

A very long cylindrical hairpin made of brass with a dragon head at one end. Long cylinder tapers to a point at the end opposite the dragon head. Head is much larger than the diameter of the pin and has many added details such as scales behind the head, a forward-facing flat flame-like projection on top of the head, moulded eyes, a nose, a mouth, added whiskers, a small beard, and long trailing ear-like strands. Mouth, and side panels are inlaid with red enamel, and there is an empty round hole at the front of the mouth.

Plain handle with circular ring at one end, 3.5 cm in diameter. There are twelve bells attached to four prongs in a circle at the other end. Each bell is globular with a slit opening and no clapper.

A closing fan made of 29 split bamboo ribs and paper. Painted designs are 7 repeated stylized human figures; white to shoulders, red robes, mitred white hats with large star at top. On each side of figures is a stylized lotus with blue leaves, on a yellow background. Border of white with pink and blue broken ribbons along top and bottom of paper. Two lanterns.

Official emergency hat with flat round brim attached to crown shaped like truncated cone. Inside of hat is made of paper painted black, with a woven texture showing. Outside of hat is covered with fine red silk, with edges trimmed with red paper, and with vertical strips of red paper on each side of the crown, at the bottom of which are small red tubes. On the underside of the brim from the tubes and strips are attached two red silk ribbons that are tied together. Crown of hat projects slightly below its point of insertion into the brim. Brim is somewhat wavy and has black and brown stains.

Child’s cap made of silk gauze ribbons with three long ribbons hanging down the back and ties made of orange silk cord ending in red and white tassels. Front edge of cap is made of a black ribbon with three Chinese characters stamped in gold on each side. Perpendicular to this, going over the top of the head, is a ribbon of yellow green silk gauze stamped with gold flowers and a cicada and embroidered with a Chinese character in red. A ribbon of red silk stamped with gold Chinese characters goes around the head, and parallel to this a blue ribbon stamped with gold Chinese characters forms the lower edge of the cap. Over the ears are inserted triangles of pale w silk, each embroidered with a red and white flower. Most of the ribbons are lined with pink silk gauze. A black ribbon stamped with gold Chinese characters goes down the centre back, with a similarly stamped blue ribbon on each side. At the centre front is an ornament composed of five circles embroidered with flowers, stuffed to make them round. At the centre is a flower carved from grey-green stone, at the centre of which is a yellow bead. From this ornament hang five pink silk tassels, each wrapped in silver thread.

Tapering chopstick rounded at one end and oval at the other. Engraved with floral designs on the two sides of the wide end.

Tapering chopstick rounded at one end and oval at the other. Engraved with floral designs on the two sides of the wide end.