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Hearst Museum object titled Coat, accession number 9-16606, described as coat/long jacket. Magenta silk damask of medallion and geometric design. White silk band embroidered with silk and gold wrapped thread inapplique curvilinear forms around neck and shoulder, sleeves, side slits and hem areas. Woven silk bands in repetitive design applique parallel to white band. Coat opens at center front and fastens with cast (brass?) buttons and cloth loops. Finished with blue silk trim. Lining is dark green damask of floral and geometric design. Possible Ch'ing Dynasty. Probably a woman's garment. 97 cm x 150 cm across sleeves.

Hearst Museum object titled Coin: ar (reproduction), accession number 9-9066, described as Coin reproduction; sword-shaped bronze with Chinese characters on one face; perforated at top; length: 14.6 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Collar, accession number 9-21301, described as Collar, for official’s uniform; Manchu style; black silk gauze with tapestry-stitch embroidery over gold foil, eight strands of gold thread separate border of bats and double Ju-i scepters from main pattern. From back, two five-clawed dragons vie for flamed pearl of perfection, above waves and rocks; clouds, Ju-i scepters, Buddhist swastikas, bats, dragons in gold thread. Front closure with brass button. Piping around neckline of same blue and gold brocade with chrysanthemum pattern as 3.5 cm border of the collar. With crimson, peony-patterned, silk lining.

Hearst Museum object titled Mirror frame, accession number 9-21275, described as Hanging Mirror Frame. Two doors covered with ivory satin embroidered in Peking knot stitch and overlaid gold thread. Pattern reversed on the two doors: a gentle person’s eight treasures: sounding stone, incense burner over “Ju-i” scepter (May things go as you wish), as vase with flowers, a fruit tray, a pot with jade (?) flowers, brusholder, plaques hung from the doors. Inside: Cobalt blue, patterned silk with satin stitch embroidered peony in vase on a stand. Peking knot stitch for anthers. Back of case: cardboard. Mirror to be inserted from top slot. Frame of cobalt blue satin to which doors are hinged in three places with “doorposts”, ”lintel” and “thresholds” to hold mirror inside. Frame embroidered like doors. Pattern: Peonies and butterflies. Black satin border. Sides and back covered with cobalt blue patterned silk. A sounding-stone knot under a butterfly knot peaking in a 4.5 cm high loop for hanging, surmount the frame. Knots of hunter green braid. Brown, terracotta and green windings under the knots which emerge from the frame in three places. Below frame, a flounce of hunter green netting accented with five blackened metal disks and ending in ten tassels. Color scheme from left: gold, vermillion, hunter green, beige, cobalt blue - all faded - twice. Windings of 14 cm tassels in vermillion over faded hunter green wire threads. Height of frame: 26.5 cm; width: 22 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Ornament, accession number 9-21323, described as White jade flower with gold center and anthers. 3.8 cm x 2.3 cm. 1 cm high.

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 Robe, accession number 9-22729, described as Tibetan, black silk robe embroidered with peony and plum (salmon and blue) blossoms, plus butterflies in corner of each front panel. garment opens at center front and has 3 golden, ball buttons and black cord loop closures. neck, sleeves, side slits and hem are bordered with elaborately embroidered ecru bands and commercial braid. sleeve bands feature peonies and butterflies. neck side-slits and hem feature scenes of women standing in the midst of trees, flowers, near water with bridges, rocks, butterflies, small garden shelters, and in shades of blue, green, peach, copper, aqua, salmon, old gold. braid enhancement in aqua with salmon, yellow and green flower pattern. fully lined with black silk.

Hearst Museum object titled Table runner, accession number 9-21634, described as Table runner; four, gold, 5 toed (Imperial), dragons & four gold medallions above waves/water; floral border below dragons, cloud forms . Bordered all around by band of dark blue cloth with narrow green band at outer and inner edge; medium blue lining.

Hearst Museum object titled Textile, accession number 9-21656, described as Wall hanging or table runner; robe pieces formed into a single long panel from two, matching gold dragon textiles. Frame is rainbow water stripes from the bottom of an imperial robe edged with black bias on both inner and outer edges. 5 toed dragons, bats, birds, lotus flowers, and Buddhist symbols enhanced with hand painted details, on a background of lattice pattern which encloses mallow flowers alternated w/ swastikas within each diamonds, over water, waves and rocks (plus a fish); yellow, green, several shades of blue. pink, white, gold, red, Light weight cotton backing in beige. Tapestyr (Kossu) weave plus painted details