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Start Over Collection place China Materials Silk Function 5.3 Objects relating to the Secular and Quasi-religious Rites, Pageants, and Drama

Hearst Museum object titled Coat, accession number 9-5460, described as Dancer’s costume; silk, gilt paper; cotton lining; mirrors; satin weave, embroidered; half basket weave lining; macrame fringes; yellow ground, varicolored floral, other designs. 36 inches 12 1/2 inch sleeves.

Hearst Museum object titled Headband, accession number 9-21248, described as Headband for a married woman. Cobalt-blue patterned silk between broad, black satin upper and lower borders. The lower border ends in appliqued cloud pattern edged in green and silver. Borders finely and colorfully embroidered in a pattern of flowers, Buddha-hand citrus fruit, bats and butterflies. Pink cotton lining, violet braided button and loop closing. Borders outlined in green piping; the blue center strip additionally in white and gold. Headband length 50 cm; height 6.5 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Headband, accession number 9-21252, described as Headband for a widow. Blue patterned silk with broad black satin border and a narrower black satin strip inside the border. Round pearls at center, top, and bottom. Apricot-colored cotton lining. Braided button and loop closing; 18 cm long narrow lace ends looped around button stem. All black cotton. Length of headband 50 cm; height at center 6.2 cm.

Hearst Museum object titled Headband, accession number 9-21247, described as Headband for a young woman. Violet-patterned silk center, blue satin ends. Blue satin lower piping; black on top. Upper border cerulian blue with a gold-thread-outlined yellow satin applique wave frieze resting on red, pink, and white piping. Violet center panel topped and underlined by a yellow, loosely woven tape, with a red-dot-on-black-bar pattern. Lower border tells the tale of the English China Willow pattern: magpies forming a bridge in heaven for the cowherd to meet his bride, the weaver’s daughter. Various stitches in corded and flossy silk thread on white satin. Clouds appliqued onto the blue ends in maize-colored, patterned silk, outlined with a violet woven tape with blossom-and-dot pattern in white; and silver thread. Apricot-colored cotton lining; no closure. Long edge (lower edge) of headband 45 cm L.

Hearst Museum object titled Leaf with image, accession number 9-21350, described as Leaf with image. Skeleton of Paulownia Imperialis leaf with charcoal or ink design of a saint holding a smoking bowl. 14 x 19 cm. Mounted on permanent blue striated silk in silver and blue frame.

Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 9-5466, described as Dancer’s skirt; silk, gilt paper strips and yarns; satin weave; strips hanging from cotton waistband; embroidered; varicolored; floral designs. 34 1/2 inches long.

Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 9-5467, described as Dancer’s skirt; silk, gilt paper strips and yarns; metal decorations; satin weave strips hanging from cotton waistband; embroidered; varicolored; floral designs. 32 1/2 inches long.

Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 9-5464, described as Dancer’s skirt; waistband missing; silk, satin weave, embroidered; yellow ground, varicolored floral designs. 30 1/2 inches long.

Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 9-5463, described as Dancer’s skirt; silk, satin weave, embroidered; various colored panels with blue to black embroidery; floral motives, pleated from cotton waistband, 24 1/2 inches long.

Hearst Museum object titled Skirt, accession number 9-5461, described as Dancer’s skirt; silk, damask, embroidered; light orange ground, varicolored floral designs; pleated from cotton waistband. 38 1/2 inches long.