pounded indigo; open front; neck piece has ribbon braid, 10" longer on PR; four woven ties on bottom half; yoke has red silk embroidered strips with birds, fish, animals; sleeve on PL has 6-1/2" x 6" soil embroidery sewn on; two large striped dragons facing each other aggressively, surrounded by little animals and a leaping man; red, blue, green, pink; sleeve on PR has two dragons facing front and smiling, surrounded by the sun, man in the moon, other figures with male and female, sequins; adjacent bands have exotic embroidered creatures; these sleeve patches seem clearly to be illustrating a story

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Title
Jacket
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2004.67.140
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pounded indigo; open front; neck piece has ribbon braid, 10" longer on PR; four woven ties on bottom half; yoke has red silk embroidered strips with birds, fish, animals; sleeve on PL has 6-1/2" x 6" soil embroidery sewn on; two large striped dragons facing each other aggressively, surrounded by little animals and a leaping man; red, blue, green, pink; sleeve on PR has two dragons facing front and smiling, surrounded by the sun, man in the moon, other figures with male and female, sequins; adjacent bands have exotic embroidered creatures; these sleeve patches seem clearly to be illustrating a story