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ovoid shape, with two handle-like protrusions on long sides; rust-red and brown; rim and handles painted with running geometric designs — Wine Cup, 2nd century BCE
China

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seated lion looking over PL shoulder; curly mane and chin whiskers; open, roaring mouth; grey and reddish brown stone — Guardian Lion, one of a pair, 8th century
China

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seated lion looking over PR shoulder; curly mane and chin whiskers; open, roaring mouth; grey and reddish brown stone — Guardian Lion, one of a pair, 8th century
China

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black with some grey areas; irregular "base" with vertical upward-extending elements and forward-extending front element; pitted surface; large circular cavities; several holes in upper PL area; tiny hole at bottom center; several deep fissures on back; ringing sound when tapped — Scholar's Rock, 18th-19th century
China

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conical body with gently flaring sides and slightly turned-over rim; short ring foot; black glaze with radiating irregular brown streaks — Tea Bowl, 11th-12th century
China

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rectangular piece of petrified wood — Wrist Rest, 18th-19th century
China

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green glaze; rounded shoulder; flat bottom; long neck, tapering and flaring out at top to ring mouth; two-part handle with two dragons' heads with their mouths around edge of mouth opening on spout; small chicken head with slightly open beak as pouring spout; four squared-off loops at shoulder- two on each side — Chicken-head Ewer, c. 570
China

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branch or root resembling a stem of natural lingzhi fungus; large head, raised middle and smaller foot sections connected by two sections of thinner body — Ruyi (scepter), 18th-19th century
China

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light and dark grey stone; angular forms; attached to a red wood stand; pink streaks, especially on back — Scholar's Rock, 19th century
China

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grey with white streaks; lines throughout carved into surface; attached to red wood stand — Scholar's Rock, 19th century
China

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diamond design, each with convex button in center; large round handle with radiating curvilinear design behind; wood slats and strapping on back — Door, one of a pair, 17th-18th century
China

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diamond design, each with convex button in center; large round handle with radiating curvilinear design behind; wood slats and strapping on back; locking bar on wood side — Door, one of a pair, 17th-18th century
China

G217

rounded central portion with five small tubes and one large tube attached to it; tubes and central portion terminate at one end in ivory plugs with slits; character incised at one end of large tube — Pigeon Whistle, one of a pair, 19th century
China

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foreground scene at bottom with two men on horseback, with bows drawn, aiming at a pair of deer in LLC, with two fox-like animals in front of deer; other men on horseback--some with bows and arrows, rifles and spears--along winding path behind foremost two figures; white dog accompanying hunters on path above deer; procession of men with donkeys at left center; small group of men carrying boxes on poles led by a pointing man on horseback at right below center; procession of women--some with musical instruments--on horses, accompanied by several men with flags and bows and arrows, at right center; pair of flying cranes and another bird above trees at top right above procession of women; winding path through mountain landscape; some scattered trees; black lacquer frame with stepped feet — An Incident on the Hunt, late 17th-early 18th century
Cheng Xiang

G203

rounded central portion with five small tubes and one large tube attached to it; tubes and central portion terminate at one end in ivory plugs with slits; character incised at one end of large tube — Pigeon Whistle, one of a pair, 19th century
China

G217

curved piece of ivory; fifty incised holes; numerous carved dragons twined around holes, with clouds — Hammock end, 18th century
China

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black rock; roughly Y-shaped; attached to reddish wood stand — Scholar's Rock, 19th century
China

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gold patina; four branching arms of organic design; flower motif on base — Cup stand, 2nd-1st century BCE
China

G215

vertical rock with linear striations of red and brown; wood stand attached — Scholar's Rock, 19th century
China

G218

bulb-shaped jar with black glaze and rust-brown painted floral-like decoration — Jar, 12th-13th century
China

G204

curved piece of ivory; twenty-four incised holes; nine carved dragons twine around holes, with clouds — Hammock end, 18th century
China

G217

curved piece of ivory; fifty incised holes; numerous carved dragons twined around holes, with clouds — Hammock end, 18th century
China

G217

curved piece of ivory; twenty-four incised holes; nine carved dragons twine around holes, with clouds — Hammock end, 18th century
China

G217

cream-colored glaze on ground; decorated with scroll and floral motifs overall in light brown — Pillow, early 11th century
China

G204

elongated oval form covered in orange-red lacquer on the interior, with a wide border of wing-and-scroll motifs in a complex repeating pattern painted in red on a dark brown ground around the inner mouth-rim and with a narrower rendition of the same border around the outer mouth-rim continuing along the flat outer edges of the flaring wing-shaped handles which are painted on top with detached scroll motifs, and painted on one handle, with a running deer on one handle, the other handle with a long-tailed bird with wings displayed, the underside covered with dark brown lacquer, the edge of the oval platform base with a narrow red border — Cup with winged handles, one of a pair, 4th-3rd century BCE
China

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ovoid piece of wood with flat ends; carved with two lines of text in URC, tree branch at left, two fish and grass in LRC — Suanzhi (paper smoother), 1850
Yue Hongqing

G217

mountain landscape form; carved in the round with pavilions, trees and rocks, with a seated scholar beside a bridge watching a waterfall cascading into a rocky pool; mottled beige and cream shoushan soapstone — Brush rest, 17th century
Wang Zhu

G210

wild tangle of tree branches and roots; some mountains in background; painted on flecked paper — Cypress at jade mountain, 2010
Luo Jianwu

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square chest, slightly tapered at bottom; two brass straps on exterior; four stop bail handles with circular back and striking plates; interior lined with pewter, wrapped over top edge; separate wood stand has four C-shaped legs joined by humpbacked stretcher; pair of plank covers, each cut with two ventilation holes with circular motifs — Ice chest, c. 1800
China

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carved in the form of pierced rocks with flowers growing in the crevices and beneath the flowering branches of a gnarled and stunted prunus tree growing to one side — Brush rest, 18th century
China

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Seated Buddha at top center with pink, yellow and green clouds; green demon figure with eight arms seated on a white cow at bottom; arc of white and yellow flames above demon; gold frame; glazed with plexiglass — The Buddhist Guardian Mahabala, 16th century
China

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figure at top riding a dragon and holding a book, accompanied by two attendants with staffs and banner; figure in blue at bottom riding a tiger, accompanied by four attendants with book, axes and staff with ornament; framed in gold frame; glazed with plexiglass — Numinous Treasure Emissaries, 16th century
China

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ten standing figures, each holding a fan (?) except two figures at top- one holds a scroll, other holds staff; green and blue ground; gold frame; glazed with plexiglass — The Exalted Emperors and The Gods of the Five Directions, 16th century
China

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torso and legs of a figure--head, PL arm at bicep and PR arm at elbow lost; clinging drapery; beaded necklace and long beaded strands from PR shoulder, around knees and down center of back; lotus blossom base; cream-colored stone — Standing bodhisattva, late 7th-early 8th century
China

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cylindrical container (very slightly flaring outward at center) decorated with applied leaf decorative band at bottom resembling egg and dart patterning; several incised and relief bands around body; wide saucer-shaped conical cover with pointed finial and stepped design, with one step edged in vertical indentations and lowest widest step edged in shorter leaf design; pale greyish glaze overall; white ceramic — Sutra jar, 1127-1279
China

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small fragment with animal carving — Stele, Date Unknown
China

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small, short bench with inset plant fiber panel in seat; four legs, curving inward; reinforcing bars between legs at outer edges — Bench, 18th century
China

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circular disk carved on one side with dragon — Wadan, Date Unknown
China

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two standing bodhisattvas cast in three-quarter relief in front of a petal-shaped mandorla rising to a slender point and engraved with flame motifs, each slender deity with serene expression, shown standing with one arm held up close to the chest and the other arm held down at the waist, holding lotus-bud shaped objects in each hand, wearing simple monastic robes falling in graceful pleated folds to the top of the bare feet resting on a domed lotus-petal plinth, with hair gathered into a high topknot behind a simple crown, and with an engraved halo of petals around the head and a simple nimbus framing the body, raised on a table-form pedestal with angled legs at the corners lightly encrusted with a smooth dark grayish-green patina overall showing spots of bright malachite green and touches of reddish cuprite — Votive stele, 596
China

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green glaze overall; three people working in an open room with various pieces of equipment; dog seated in a corner before a small door; large cylindrical element in one corner — Model of a Grain Mill, 2nd century BCE - 2nd century CE
China

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raised scalloped foot; scalloped edges; low relief designs of vines, fruit and leaves around edges, flowers and leaves around edge of cover and central floriform shape made up of scrolls with characters and bats; black, browns, gold; golden brown interior — Box with cover, 18th century
China

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unglazed; light patina; pointed cover; hand moulded animals and swirls in high relief around neck; shoulder has animals with high relief heads and robed bodies; incised lotus petals below — Zodiac Funerary Jar, 13th century
China

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small, round lotus-pod-shaped box with cover and metal insert; movable "seeds" in cover — Cricket Box, 18th century
China

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small fragment with carving of a standing figure — Stele, Date Unknown
China

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small chest with hinged lid; wood, covered with light brown woven bamboo, reinforced with metal edges; 2 elaborate handles on short sides; red wax seal on interior of cover — Woven Bamboo Box, 17th century
China

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indigo with red, white, green embroidered panels; small; fringe hangs from center has 3 blue strands, 2 grey strands and 1 black strand; large square has floral and diamond shape cross stitch with indigo borders; small square has top, solid black panel — Baby Carrier, Date Unknown
Miao

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2 strips attached with blue cloth near top; central red sections covered with white buttons; bottom sections black with red fringe and floral embroidery; top bands maroon with organic embroidery, with 2 sections of floral embroidery on black below — Back Band, Date Unknown
Tibet

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woven bamboo sides and cover edge; circular shape; brown; ring foot; inscriptions (may be identical) on bottom and at underside of cover — Food Box with Cover, 18th century
China

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armless figure--bottom edge at middle of thighs; heavily muscled torso; wearing skirt with tie at waist; frowning, angry expression; headdress; dark stone with white veins — Dvarapala (Guardian Figure), 8th century
China

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small fragment with carving of seated figure — Stele, Date Unknown
China

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reclining figure inside a porch-form structure with open lattice screens at front; on small platform; sides and back incised with figures in a garden; cream, green and blue glazes — Reclining Figure on a Bed, Date Unknown
China

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shallow tray with cream, grey and tan streaked marble base; openwork galleried wood sides — Tray with Marble Base, 17th century
China

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pounded black and turquoise silk band with applied embroidery; band of geometric embroidery in turquoise, pink, dark rust and white on front; turquoise silk band front, back and vents; vents have narrow embroidery inset; sleeve cuffs of turquoise silk with pink and embroidery; inset neck band wide geometric embroidery diamond shaped in same colors; pounded indigo — Jacket, Date Unknown
Miao

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black and white drawing of a thick, squat bamboo shoot and three small mushrooms; inscription in URC — Bamboo Shoot and Mushrooms, 1626
Zhen Yi

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dark wood covers with gold and black label on front; twelve miniature paintings, three with text on opposite pages; six landscapes in color-six in black and white; two seals in margin of first page, three seals in margin on page opposite last painting — Double Album of Miniature Landscape Paintings, 1723
Fang Shishu

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dark wood covers with gold and black label on front; twelve miniature paintings, five with text on opposite pages; eight landscapes in color-four in black and white; three seals in margin of first landscape, three seals in margin on page opposite last painting; page of text with seal on gold flecked paper after last painting — Album of miniature landscape paintings, from a double album set, 1723
Fang Shishu

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dark wood cover for double miniature landscape album set; sliding side door closure; inscriptions incised on cover and bottom — Cover for double album set, 1723
Fang Shishu

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very long waterfall running through a misty mountain landscape, with scattered trees — Misty Mountains, Date Unknown
Zhang Hong

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predominately light green and grey; irregular green mountain peaks with several buildings partially hidden by foliage; several areas of stair steps visible between foliage; waterfalls — Rivers and Mountains in Late Spring, 2006
Li Xubai

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red with brown interior and bottom; carved with leaf and flower design around edges of box and cover; two figures on a balcony overlooking rocks, trees and clouds on cover; six characters lightly incised on bottom — Circular Box, 1403-1427
China

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top rectangle has black 2" band; embroidered section has two squares framed by embroidered vine-like pattern in chain stitch; squares have floral center; free-hanging padded medallion has four red tassels with beads and one brass bell; bottom rectangle has black border on three sides; center has elaborate Chinese design in red, purple, green; black lining — Baby Carrier, Date Unknown
Miao

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small geometric embroidery on canvas in blue, tan and pink; bound edges in red and blue with twisted tie closing; cotton plaid blue lining, hand stitched — Shoulder Apron, Date Unknown
Miao

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black; 9-3/4" ends of belt have handstitched 2-3/4" and 3-1/4" bands of geometric embroidered design, one end on black, one on tan; 1" embroidered flame design hems; red, green, orange, pink, purple, tan, black — Belt, Date Unknown
Miao

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two blue satin panels attached in 2 places; heavy multi colored embroidery of flowers, birds and insects; outer edge: red and gold metal; lower horizontal border with Chinese characters — Set of Two Embroidered Panels, Date Unknown
Miao

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red, tan, black; top, front: 14-1/4" metal sequins, reverse applique and embroidered stitching in floral designs cover black velvet cloth (including 1-3/4" embroidered edge); lower 10-1/2" portion includes floral embroidered black velvet that surrounds machine-applied petal pattern with metal disc centers; 56" straps half of which are floral embroidered black velvet; heavy and padded — Baby Carrier, Date Unknown
Miao

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constructed like an apron; larger unlined part has center embroidered section of geometric filled rectangles, border of plain and embroidered strips on three sides; two corners have squares with embroidery inset with cross pattern; small lined part has hexagons in squares; red, black, tan, khaki, blue; corner ties cut on both parts — Baby Carrier, Date Unknown
Miao

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pounded indigo; top rust band and red ties are floral embroidered in blue and green; center square divided into four red squares with floral embroidery in blue, green, pink surrounded by applique strips; plain red, blue and white braid borders; black lining with lower edge hemmed separately — Baby Carrier, Date Unknown
Miao

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blue-green with red; 1/2"-1" woven bands separated by 3/8" wide black and white woven strips; 3"-3-1/2" warp fringe at both ends; fringe knotted at very end — Head Scarf, Date Unknown
Miao

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silimar to 2004.67.370; red, green, blue, yellow and white metal; royal blue satin base completely covered with appliqued scroll designs using small curly braid on red; both metals outline the designs; crown-like, stiff-shape in front; back tapers to a point; sitff overall; quilted lining; a few metal sequins on top — Child's Hat, Date Unknown
Miao

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rectangular apron with black side edges and seed fringe; geometric cross stitch bands in red and white separated by appliqued bands of orange, green, white, yellow and black; apron strings have geometric cross stitch in black and white on red; ties 20" long with white muslin lining — Apron, Date Unknown
Miao

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sash red and white with indigo blue and white fringe; 6 3/4" band of embroidery and narrow bindings; 23" of printed bird motif cloth — Two-piece Sash, Date Unknown
Miao

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center embroidered section is geometric, mainly diamonds, in blue; cotton frame set in pounded indigo frame; ties on upper corners with tassels; red, purple, green on black — Scarf, Date Unknown
Miao

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completely embroidered piece; top still has ties which are integral to whole piece, with flora and fauna embroidered on orange applique silk; tie pieces border center square in green silk with four mitered sections with orange square in center; bottom "tail" has center black appliqued section couched in gold in commercial tape; orange and green tape borders tail on three sides; lined in denim — Baby Carrier, Date Unknown
Miao

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background is off-white fabric; applied 3-3/8" black border, tapered at upper edge; applied 3/8" rayon machine embroidered black tape; cross stitch running pattern of geometric embroidery enclosed by diamonds and pyramids in multicolors — Embroidery Sample, Date Unknown
Miao

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band with ties at each end has center 1/4" crosstitch embroidered pattern with 11 diamonds on either side of center; red, blue, white on black; black lining — Headband, Date Unknown
Miao

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boot with white lining; black silk boot with applied (glued?) green embroidered 2 1/4"band; black braid applied on ankle; pear shaped elongated stiff stitched sole doesn't cover very pointed toe area; PR toe has applied green decoration; other toe areas show evidence of missing decoration; boot a: paper label on inside PR with mark E25; tied together — Pair of Shoes for Bound Feet, Date Unknown
Miao

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dark blue, red; very tiny cross-stitch designs; one large square on top of graduated squares, and smaller and smaller snowflake motifs (red and white on blue); lower, wider block embroidered with three small squares outlined in red and white; PL portion of solid blue has white outlining (possibly for embroidery pattern); four different blue fabrics on reverse, one with batik design — Baby Carrier, Date Unknown
Miao

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off-white background; applied 2-3/4" black border, tapered at upper corners; 7/8" machine embroidered rayon tape in blue, pink and turquoise; applied 5/8" rayon tape--brown, blue, green, grey; running panel is heavily embroidered with fanciful animals, flora and pagodas in multicolors — Embroidery Sample, Date Unknown
Miao

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black; four cross stitched side borders and corner squares in blue, pink, green; center has three brilliant designs of crosses and circles of blue with green feathering. Surface ornamentation — Baby Carrier Panel, Date Unknown
Miao

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band with ties at each end has 9 embroidered diamond designs which include other geometric patterns; red, blue and white on black; black lining; may be a pair with 2004.67.469 — Headband, Date Unknown
Miao

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blue lined sleeve extensions with black edge and scroll work cut-out design on blue background with silver metal outlining; green horizontal tape with gold and silver metal trim in interlocking circle pattern — Pair of Sleeve Extensions, Date Unknown
Miao

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pill-box style hat; red, blue and metallic; pleated top; corss stitch in red, orange and green on side; off-white lining — Hat, Date Unknown
Miao

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front and back constructed of two sections separated by cording; horizontal geometric embroidery (or woven), various size strips; underarm sections have vertical patterns; fully lined; pink, tan, with blue metallic thread; front ties; black banding and lining — Vest, Date Unknown
Miao

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lined; horizontal pieces of varying widths, designs, materials and colors; some geometric, some floral; armholes, front and neck bound in dark indigo; three frog closures with knotted buttons; inserted colored vertical strips in various colors — Vest, Date Unknown
Miao

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white paper pattern sewn to three layers: black and blue fabrics and then paper; one flower in center is embroidered in pinks; fish design — Embroidery Pattern, Date Unknown
Miao

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pair of very long narrow plain black wraps with fringe on both ends; selvedge on top, hemmed bottom; selvedged side has numerous machine repaired tears — Pair of Leg Wraps, Date Unknown
Miao

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black rectangle with approximately 6" embroidered borders on long ends, strips of red silk in centers have 5 embroidered panels bordered by silk bands — Embroidery Sample, Date Unknown
Miao

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top section: applique border design surrounding two squares (approx 3 1/2") in reds, green, white and gray; lower panel has center square (approx. 6") surrounded in 3 sides by similar applique on red, embroidered with green, purple, pink and white; border on 4 sides by applied narrow tape in multicolors; patterned lining — Baby Carrier, Date Unknown
Miao

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black, red dominate; satin stitch floral patterns with some birds; center square designs are applied and sewn on with a visible, yellow stitch; extended straps also embroidered with florals on red; black edging throughout; heavy; lined in dark blue; dark in appearance — Baby Carrier, Date Unknown
Miao

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overall scroll applique in circular patterns edged in pink and tan cording; center 15" red background; side borders, 5-1/2" gray background; corner and center appliques of green silk; black background and lining — Baby Carrier (?), Date Unknown
Miao

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two nearly equal vertical sections; embroidered hexagons with black outline, in vivid pink, blue, purple on grey ground; side borders have small floral embroidery; top and bottom have running geometric embroidery — Blanket, Date Unknown
Miao

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upturned toe; floral embroidery in red, pink and green throughout on black; red binding at opening; firm, stiff stitch beige sole; white lining — Pair of Shoes, Date Unknown
Miao

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black with purple, red, green, white; two solid black side panels with center fringed panel of satin stitched, colorful embroidery of floral and geometrics; long embroidery floats — Apron, Date Unknown
Miao

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woman's festive jacket consisting of patchwork of batik, embroidery and commerical prints interspersed with solid colors of red, purple, white and blue with blue lining; predominance of red; front opening — Jacket, Date Unknown
Miao

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short black jacket with large gussets; heavy geometric embroidery in red, green, white, beige on center fronts, center back and lower edges bordered by purchased tape; five frog closures with metal bell buttons; lower edge has double row of seed trim; metallic gold color narrow tape throughout emboridery; sleeves have beige and black background with large stylized embroidery, tape and metallic tape, in green, blue, black, red and white — Jacket, Date Unknown
Miao

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pounded indigo jacket with side vents; shocking pink and red edging up front and around neck 2"wide; 2 tape ties on front and on vents; shoulders and sleeve panels heavily embroidered with very imaginative and very colorful fauna including birds, tigers and fish; PR sleeve has tape label with numbers — Jacket, Date Unknown
Miao

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upper section has vertical rectangle of batik bordered in pink, blue and green braid; lower section has two squares of embroiderey over paper pattern in red, green, gold and white; both sections bordered on all four sides by same embroidery over paper — Baby Carrier, Date Unknown
Miao

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jacket has open front; two kinds of braid with embroidered pink, red and green patches; red printed fabric strips on front bottom edge; woven red and tan band on sleeve back and around upper arm; sequins on upper arm; bottom back has applique with embroidered flowers in red, green and pink — Jacket, from a three-piece set, Date Unknown
Miao

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two inch border pattern surrounds central slight "T" shape; 2 1/4" overlapping abstract floral pattern outlined in chain stitch; red, blue and tan colors; 3/4" white border outside edge; dark blue indigo lining — Baby Carrier, Date Unknown
Miao

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red, green, tans floral embroidery--some in black embroidered squares; black, green, tan triangular 1/2" border bound in red; white lining — Embroidery Sample, Date Unknown
Miao

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