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Hearst Museum object titled Hanging, accession number 9-15073, described as Skirt? Hanging? Silk, cotton border with loops, cotton lining. Twill weave ground, cut pile; plain weave border and lining. Red with blue border, red lining. Floral, butterfly motives. 38 inches by 35 inches.

Hearst Museum object titled Lined piece, accession number 9-15072, described as Lined piece. Silk. Twill weave, cut pile, cut pile lining. Red and black; red lining. 38 inches by 34 inches.

Hearst Museum object titled Paper decorations, accession number 9-21324, described as Paper decorations for New Year’s. Set of two dozen red paper flags with cutout character ts’ai (talent or wealth). Lower half: Chinese character in a pumpkin shape. Upper half: cracked ice with plum blossoms (?). Each flag to be attached to a piece of furniture and at doors and windows for the New Year. (Fide: Ilse M. Fang, 8/28/2001: The flags were pasted onto furniture.) Held together by a paper thong. Gold-leaf coin with four beads around it in center. 6.8 cm x 10.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Pillow ends, accession number 9-21254a,b, described as Pillow ends. Pair of green broadcloth panels on cobalt blue broadcloth, framed, from the inside out, by a heather-colored, patterned weave piping, a black broadcloth frame, and the same width of the blue broadcloth. Embroidery in gold and silver thread overlay, secured with red silk thread. a) Double coin, gourd, and bat. b) cock and moth on coxcomb. Panel width: 17 cm; height: 8.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Table cloth, accession number 9-21253, described as Blue block-printed white cotton cloth. Peonies, plum blossoms, butterflies. Two 35 cm-wide lengths sewn together to make a table cloth. Unhemmed, 58 cm L.