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Start Over Object class Motifs Culture or time period Chinese Function 2.2 Personal Adornments and Accoutrements
Hearst Museum object titled Case, accession number 9-21261, described as Man’s case (for the ivory plaque reminding him of the early morning audience?). Black, navy blue, gold and silver tapestry stitches with six red accents. Identical patterns fore and aft. Cloud-shaped lid shows a bat; body: four symbols for “long life” in gold, interspersed with five for “joy” in silver. Crowned by the flamed pearl of perfection in silver and red, and framed by the running thunder motif forming the two dragons spitting it out, or vying for it, respectively. Sides: a black band with silver Xs and gold squares. A lip of cobalt blue broadcloth surmounts the case. The lining of unbleached cotton material covers both case and lip as well as the lid. The carrying double cord is 16 cm long and neatly knotted once. Two other cords emerge below and are first wound with a fabric embroidered in tapestry stitch in the unusual color scheme of white, pink, and red. These cords are 11 cm long. All cords are sapphire blue. Height of closed case: 11 cm; front width: 5 cm; cloud top: 6.7 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Garment, accession number 9-13554a-c, described as Tape bunches. 8 tapes hang from each green band. Each tape is blue silk satin, embroidered in silver and gold with sea, mountain, dragon, phoenix, flower. Curling motive at bottom edge. Light blue edging and lining on each tape. Worn over sides of a woman’s skirt with honeycomb pleating. Possibly used at weddings. 20th century. Symbolism: Dragon - strength, goodness; Phoenix - peace, prosperity, fertility
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Hair ornament, accession number 9-21313a, described as Hair decorations [a-f] for girls at the mid-summer (dragon-boat) festival. 1) Replica of “tsung-tzu”: glutinous rice wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves and tied in many colors (sacrifice on dragon-boat day to the spirit of Ch’u Yuan, the faithful but slandered minister who drowned himself in protest) over frog, one of the poisonous animals for children; 2) Scorpion and snake on red velvet. There should be three more poisonous animals, but they can no longer be identified; 3) Many-colored ball over snake, one of the poisonous animals; 4) Two many-colored yarn braids; 5) Leeks over gourd; 6) Eight folded paper squares combined into a star, three glutinous rice packages in descending size and a large, many-colored tassel.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Hair ornament, accession number 9-21313e, described as Hair decorations [a-f] for girls at the mid-summer (dragon-boat) festival. 1) Replica of “tsung-tzu”: glutinous rice wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves and tied in many colors (sacrifice on dragon-boat day to the spirit of Ch’u Yuan, the faithful but slandered minister who drowned himself in protest) over frog, one of the poisonous animals for children; 2) Scorpion and snake on red velvet. There should be three more poisonous animals, but they can no longer be identified; 3) Many-colored ball over snake, one of the poisonous animals; 4) Two many-colored yarn braids; 5) Leeks over gourd; 6) Eight folded paper squares combined into a star, three glutinous rice packages in descending size and a large, many-colored tassel.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Hair ornament, accession number 9-21313d, described as Hair decorations [a-f] for girls at the mid-summer (dragon-boat) festival. 1) Replica of “tsung-tzu”: glutinous rice wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves and tied in many colors (sacrifice on dragon-boat day to the spirit of Ch’u Yuan, the faithful but slandered minister who drowned himself in protest) over frog, one of the poisonous animals for children; 2) Scorpion and snake on red velvet. There should be three more poisonous animals, but they can no longer be identified; 3) Many-colored ball over snake, one of the poisonous animals; 4) Two many-colored yarn braids; 5) Leeks over gourd; 6) Eight folded paper squares combined into a star, three glutinous rice packages in descending size and a large, many-colored tassel.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Hair ornament, accession number 9-21313c, described as Hair decorations [a-f] for girls at the mid-summer (dragon-boat) festival. 1) Replica of “tsung-tzu”: glutinous rice wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves and tied in many colors (sacrifice on dragon-boat day to the spirit of Ch’u Yuan, the faithful but slandered minister who drowned himself in protest) over frog, one of the poisonous animals for children; 2) Scorpion and snake on red velvet. There should be three more poisonous animals, but they can no longer be identified; 3) Many-colored ball over snake, one of the poisonous animals; 4) Two many-colored yarn braids; 5) Leeks over gourd; 6) Eight folded paper squares combined into a star, three glutinous rice packages in descending size and a large, many-colored tassel.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Hair ornament, accession number 9-21313b, described as Hair decorations [a-f] for girls at the mid-summer (dragon-boat) festival. 1) Replica of “tsung-tzu”: glutinous rice wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves and tied in many colors (sacrifice on dragon-boat day to the spirit of Ch’u Yuan, the faithful but slandered minister who drowned himself in protest) over frog, one of the poisonous animals for children; 2) Scorpion and snake on red velvet. There should be three more poisonous animals, but they can no longer be identified; 3) Many-colored ball over snake, one of the poisonous animals; 4) Two many-colored yarn braids; 5) Leeks over gourd; 6) Eight folded paper squares combined into a star, three glutinous rice packages in descending size and a large, many-colored tassel.
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Hair ornament, accession number 9-21313f, described as Hair decorations [a-f] for girls at the mid-summer (dragon-boat) festival. 1) Replica of “tsung-tzu”: glutinous rice wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves and tied in many colors (sacrifice on dragon-boat day to the spirit of Ch’u Yuan, the faithful but slandered minister who drowned himself in protest) over frog, one of the poisonous animals for children; 2) Scorpion and snake on red velvet. There should be three more poisonous animals, but they can no longer be identified; 3) Many-colored ball over snake, one of the poisonous animals; 4) Two many-colored yarn braids; 5) Leeks over gourd; 6) Eight folded paper squares combined into a star, three glutinous rice packages in descending size and a large, many-colored tassel.
Hearst Museum object titled Hair ornaments, accession number 9-21313a-f, described as Hair decorations [a-f] for girls at the mid-summer (dragon-boat) festival. 1) Replica of “tsung-tzu”: glutinous rice wrapped in reed or bamboo leaves and tied in many colors (sacrifice on dragon-boat day to the spirit of Ch’u Yuan, the faithful but slandered minister who drowned himself in protest) over frog, one of the poisonous animals for children; 2) Scorpion and snake on red velvet. There should be three more poisonous animals, but they can no longer be identified; 3) Many-colored ball over snake, one of the poisonous animals; 4) Two many-colored yarn braids; 5) Leeks over gourd; 6) Eight folded paper squares combined into a star, three glutinous rice packages in descending size and a large, many-colored tassel.
Hearst Museum object titled Jacket decoration, accession number 9-23676, described as Embroidery, red silk ground and "button" at the center. Embroidered dragons facing central "button". Edged in mostly green and yellow, geometric embroidery.

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