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JacketEdz1316

White jacket embroidered with black thread and trimmed with black outward turned facing. The jacket has a round neck, wide sleeves and centre opening with frog closures. On the shoulders are two small roundels with bird, sprig, bat, lotus and butterfly motifs. On the centre back is a large roundel with two birds, butterfly, lotus, cherry blossom, sprigs, leaves, centipede and spider motifs. There is black facing around the neck, sleeves and centre opening. The inside 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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ValanceEdz1288

Black embroidery on white valance. Five major motifs of flowered plants or tree branches with a bird in each. Smaller motifs between these of butterflies along the top and animals at bottom.

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ValanceEdz1263

Dark blue embroidered landscape design on plain white cotton. Centre: rock formation with cock, lotus, peony, sprigs, crab below. Proper right of centre: camel (?), phoenix, ribboned books. Proper left of centre: carp, crayfish, cloud, dragon, human figure, trees, rocks. Designs on both ends identical; rock motif with pondweed, tree with peaches, upright broadleaf plant, butterfly. Double border on three sides; inner border geometric, lion alternating with coin design; outer rinceau, fish alternating with crab. Hemmed on ends and top edge, lower edge selvedge.

Culture
Chinese
Material
indigo dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ValanceEdz1262

Plain grey valance with blue embroidered design; three medallions separated by vases; triangular designs at lower corners. Medallion on PR: stylized divided fruit encloses straight edge form, centre segmental figure, three legged base , leaf and tendril motif surrounds. Middle medallion: peony with phoenixes at upper left and right, sprig and tendril motif completes circular form. Medallion at PL: bat at top over two fruit and stylized form surrounded by leaf, tendril, geometric motifs. Vases have straight sides, narrow necks, three legged bases, against beribboned lozenge; contains chrysanthemums. Corner designs have lotus, swastika, leaf, tendril. Embroidered border on all three sides has stylized fruit, floral, leaf over continuous series of tassels. Rosettes distributed throughout. Ends hemmed.

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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ValanceEdz1261

Long, rectangular, brocade textile of cream fabric and indigo detailing. The design consists of a line, which becomes a wave pattern in centre separating the underwater and land designs. Bilaterally symmetrical except for dragon boat in centre. Below line are fish, crabs, sea plants, boats and willow trees; above line phoenixes and rabbits. Small animal near outer borders faces right on both sides. Medallion-type designs along top. From left and right sides to centre: tree, vase of flowers, horse, bird, pagoda, vase of flowers, ch'i-lin, tree, vase of flowers. Wide border below base line has floral and tassel in repeating pattern.

Culture
Chinese
Material
indigo dye and cotton fibre
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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PantsEdz1315

White pants with indigo embroidered fruit and flower motifs. The pants have a wide waistband with two centre ties. The pant legs are pleated into the waistband and the legs flare outwards. The upper inseams have a curved cutout, finished with bias binding. Each leg has embroidered persimmon, peach, pomegranate and floral motifs above a geometric border. The inside 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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JacketEdz1314

White jacket with dark blue embroidery. The jacket has a round neck, wide sleeves and centre opening with frog closures. On the centre front is a large roundel with lotus, leaves and sprigs. In the front corners are triangular designs with cock, floral, ribbon and fish motifs. On the centre back is a large roundel with swastika, lion, leaf and floral motifs with smaller book, lotus and bee motifs. On the shoulders are roundels with phoenix, peach and floral motifs. The sleeves are hemmed with cicada design and an inner rinceau butterfly border. The inside 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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CoverEdz1313

Rectangular, brocade, cover of cream fabric and indigo detailing. The design consists of a central motif of two stylized lions with balls separated by a fence. Triangular corner pattern has rocks, branches and geometric designs. There are four cotton ties attached to the long, selvage edges; narrow edges are hemmed with a rinceau border with alternating pomegranate, peach and stylized motif.

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CoverEdz1312

Plain cover with blue embroidery. End borders have birds, lotus blossom, flowers. Centre medallion shows birds, flowering branches and leaves. Overall pattern of butterflies. Patch sewn left of center. Selvedges top and bottom, and hemmed ends.

Culture
Chinese
Material
cotton fibre and indigo dye
Made in
Chengdu, Sichuan, China
Holding Institution
MOA: University of British Columbia
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CoverEdz1311

Plain white cloth with blue embroidery. Pale blue bias binding at each end. Inner dark grey braid. Centre motif shows three landforms, two at opposite bottom corners with stylized crosses and flowers, and one near left bottom corner with heavy four petal design. Cat on landform at bottom right corner, bird and thistle flower at opposite. Flowering fruit tree branches fill out rest of motif, with parrot perched near center.

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