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Hearst Museum object titled Case, accession number 9-15437, described as Fan case; silk, glass, gold, silver; embroidered, tassels, case making, sewing; black, lavender, orange, multicolor, gold, silver; 10 3/4 inches long, 2 inches wide, 22 1/2 inches wide; tapered, stiff case cover with black satin embroidery in lily motif on one side, verso apple blossom motif. Lined in lavender satin. Orange braid hanging loop with glass beads. Bottom finished with pair of orange silk tassels bound with gold and silver. All embroidered is knot stitch.
Hearst Museum object titled Case, accession number 9-15432, described as Case, lined; silk, possibly paper; embroidered, ground not visible; blue ground embroidery, multicolored designs; 9 1/2 by 1 1/2 inches, irregular; Buddhist symbol motives.
Hearst Museum object titled Case cover, accession number 9-21263, described as Ivory-colored, rectangular (needle?) case cover. Ivory satin, bordered at top and bottom with narrow tape with looped scallops and a running red-dot-in-black-bar pattern; and a 1 cm-wide black satin border. Seam down center of back. Top opening closed in the center with stitches of green to resemble webbing. Same at bottom, back only. Interfacing and pink, glazed coarse cotton lining. The bottom opening suggests that this case slid over a receptacle, perhaps for sewing needles. It would have hung by 2 cords passing upward on either side of the closure. (Fide: Ilse M. Fang, 8/28/2001: for needle case or anything with same dimensions, such as visiting cards or ivory plaques reminding person when to go to audience). A phoenix over a peony and other flowers is embroidered on the front in satin and stem stitch and Peking knots. Fide: Ilse M. Fang, 8/28/2001: Good satin with good embroidery. Height: 11 cm; width 6 cm.
Hearst Museum object titled Charm, accession number 9-23305, described as Embroidered boar's tusks Embroidery in pink, blue, yellow, green and black.
Hearst Museum object titled Cloth, accession number 9-23437, described as Cloth. Beige fabric with embroidery as panels of designs in dark red and black alternating.
Hearst Museum object titled Cloths (16): embroidered, accession number 4-3637a, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Cloths (16): embroidered, accession number 4-3637e, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Cloths (16): embroidered, accession number 4-3637c, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Cloths (16): embroidered, accession number 4-3637b, no description available.
Hearst Museum object titled Cloths (16): embroidered, accession number 4-3637f, described as Coarse brownish cloths: a-d embroidered with white and e and f in yellow bird pattern in association with I 4-3631 A with 3637 b 4-3637a with II 3631 b III 4-3637d with 3637c

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