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Sample of woven cotton cloth with resist-dyed patterns woven into warp (jaspe). Multi-coloured striped pattern alternating with stripes of black and white jaspe weave patterns in typical designs.
Purple damask jacket. The jacket has a standing collar, front pockets, side slits and a centre opening with brass frog closures. The damask silk is woven with a peony motif. The jacket is lined with yellow-white lamb’s wool.
Cream hanjuban (半襦袢) or kimono underwear, white printed with floral motifs in light red and blue. Centre opening with two front panels and a single back piece, seamed at sides. The sleeves are separate pieces attached to body with straight seams and finished with cuffs 4 cm wide. The front edge is bound with a band of same material 5.3 cm wide.
A pair (parts a-b) of shoes for bound feet. The soles of each shoe are made of white cotton fabric, and the thick arch, and heel, in one piece, are of the same fabric over wood(?) lined with finer white fabric. The outer surface, except for the sole, is covered with silk. The lower part is made of light blue-green silk with embroidery consisting of multi-toned pink flowers, and butterflies. The upper part is made of red silk, trimmed with black silk, and multi-coloured silk braid. At the front, there is lattice pattern of pink silk. The body of the shoe has several layers of stiffened fabric.
Green hanging with gold pattern and fringe. The pattern repeats gold floral and spiraling green and gold leaf motifs on green ground. The hanging has a rectangular shape with scalloped sides and straight ends. There is a thick gold fringe on the scalloped sides. The cloth is machine stitched together from six pieces of fabric. The backside is lined with yellow cotton.
Square shaped white silk cloth with gold appliqué cross along the bottom edge. The cross is elaborated with wheat ears between the arms. There are two spiraled vines with appended leaves below the cross. The design is worked in gold thread, sequins and leaf-shaped metal plates with a red stone in the centre. The design has a red outline. The fabric is backed by another red cotton fabric and edged with a woven gold tape which is machine stitched to the base fabric.
A black woven wool flat disc-shaped hat. Embroidery covers the top. Yellow lines the brim and pink lines the inner form. Unbleached cotton lines the centre area. Circles of pink, green, red, and yellow wool and white string are tacked onto top to make plant-like designs. Wear on tie strings.
A shallow disk-shaped wool covered basketry hat. Black on top while the underside is yellow and light red-pink. Black area is divided into four sections by a white cord and stitched on. Cords end in geometric patterns consisting of red, blue, green, yellow, brown, purple, and orange fabric circles and metallic fabrics stitched in a pattern of two star shapes stitched in each section. Underside plain with ties sewn together at chin, and having green and light purple with stitching.
Unbleached cotton, long-sleeved blouse with high round neck and a slight opening down the front. The cuffs have a lace trim. Around the collar are two pieces of white cotton decorated with a strip of lace down the middle followed by a band of lace with silver metallic embroidery. Stitched finished hem.
Unbleached cotton blouse with long sleeves and a crew neck that has a slit opening on the left side; front is longer then the back. Around the neck is decorated with commercial lace and silver appliqué; the cuffs area edged with a band of commercial lace. There are five vertical lines of blue ink running down the front and back.