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Children's shoes

Description: Pair of children's shoes from China. Designed with straight last, rounded toe with small point at tip and at heel. Upper of pink/mauve brocade with Chinese symbols in yellow, green/gold, and white. Edged in dark blue around opening, and the panels bordered in black bands. Front of each shoe with applied stylized mask form with eyes, eyebrows, and nose embroidered in various colors, mustache along upper lip with trailing ends of red, yellow, green, blue, etc. Narrow vertical brocade band of Chin… more
Date: 1900/1960

[Circular Doorway]

Description: Photograph of a circular doorway within the Lingyin Temple of Hangzhou, China. The doorway is visible in the foreground connected to a white wall within a brick paved room. Through the doorway, a man is visible walking along a brick path. A red wall and trees are visible in the background.
Date: June 1984
Creator: Gough, Ray

Coat

Description: Coat of navy-blue silk satin with embroidery in polychrome silks. Round neck, opens down center front, long kimono sleeves, side slits at hem. All the embroidery on the body of the coat is in flower motifs worked in satin stitch. Round embroidery medallions at the center front, center back, over both shoulders and 4 at the hem. Scattered all-over are other smaller motifs. The round neck, the bottom of the sleeves and the hem are decorated with a band of blue embroidery and a woven ribbon trimmi… more
Date: 1850/1919

[Construction Scaffolding]

Description: Photograph of construction scaffolding in Hangzhou, China. A bamboo fence crosses the foreground. Through the break in the fence, a bamboo ramp leads up to scaffolding. Trees are visible in the background behind the construction site.
Date: June 1984
Creator: Gough, Ray

Court robe

Description: Hand sewn long Chinese court robe in unlined brown silk embroidered with geometric designs and gold dragons. Fitted sleeves end in rounded. flared cuffs. Left front to right side closure with loop and round. patterned. gold colored metal buttons.
Date: 1880/1912

Court vest

Description: Chinese floor-length vest made in the same style as a court robe but sleeveless. Mandarin collar. Body of vest is brocaded silk. Trim and collar contain much and fine silk hand embroidered design motifs.
Date: 1880/1920

[Curvy Trees]

Description: Photograph of three curvy trees in the botanical gardens of Hangzhou, China. The trees are evenly spaced in the foreground. A white wall is visible behind the trees.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gough, Ray

[Deer Carving]

Description: Photograph of a deer carving in the Yu Garden of Shanghai, China. The carving is inset into a stone wall with a protective black frame. In the background, wooden beams and greenery are visible through the carving.
Date: June 1984
Creator: Gough, Ray

[Doorway]

Description: Photograph of a doorway in the Yu Garden of Shanghai, China. The doorway is seen at the end of a white hallway. A small vessel is visible in the foreground in front of the doorway.
Date: June 1984
Creator: Gough, Ray

[Dragon Wall]

Description: Photograph of the Yu Garden in Shanghai, China. In the foreground, a large decorative rock sits in front of a white wall. The wall is topped with decorative carvings depicting a large dragon head. In the background, a roofline and trees are visible.
Date: June 1984
Creator: Gough, Ray

Ensemble

Description: Chinese ensemble of blue silk with multi-colored embroidery. A) Jacket/Bodice. Knee-length, A-line, standing collar, long sleeves with white cuffs embroidered with scenes of Chinese people in various situations. Center front opening with black frogs fastened with spherical gold buttons. Wide band at collar and part of front opening, and hem with embroidery of figures on brown ground. Field of jacket with large multi-colored embroidered flowers and butterflies. B) Pants. Matching. Drawstring … more
Date: 1911/1930

Festival ensemble

Description: Miao People, Thailand/Laos, Festival Outfit A) Jacket. Jacket of black cotton, waist length, with standing collar. Front opening with no closure, worn with sides overlapping and forming "V" neckline. Standing collar faced with machine-embroidered ribbon of black ground with purple-ish flower blossoms with yellow centers, blue vines, and green leaves. This band continues along edge of opening to about 9 1/4" above hem. From that point to hem on each side of opening a different band is used, of … more
Date: 1970/2000

[Fish Pond]

Description: Photograph of a fish pond in the Yu Garden of Shanghai, China. Part of the pond is visible in the left foreground with a tree leaning over the pond. A pavilion overlooks the pond in the right foreground. Men and women are seated on a carved wooden bench overlooking the pond. The building continues among the trees in the background.
Date: June 1984
Creator: Gough, Ray

[Fish Pond]

Description: Photograph of a fish pond in the Yu Garden of Shanghai, China. In the foreground, a tree stretches back towards the pond. On the right side of the foreground, three men lean over a wooden railing. A row of bamboo is visible in the background.
Date: June 1984
Creator: Gough, Ray

[Fishing Boats]

Description: Photograph of fishing boats at the Summer Palace in Beijing, China. In the foreground, a blue boat is tied to a metal pole in the water. On the other side of the pole, numerous fishing boats are lined up horizontally throughout the frame.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gough, Ray

[Floor Pattern]

Description: Photograph of a brick walkway in the Yu Garden of Shanghai, China. The walkway is made of different colored stone bricks which are arranged in a scale-like pattern. The walkway fills the frame.
Date: June 1984
Creator: Gough, Ray

[Folded Brocade Hill]

Description: Photograph of the Folded Brocade Hill (Diecai Shan) in Guilin, China. In the foreground, a wall is visible with a tree growing out of the left side. A stone tablet stands in front of the wall. Behind the wall, four figures are visible.
Date: 1984
Creator: Gough, Ray

[Forbidden City]

Description: Photograph of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. In the foreground, a brick courtyard is visible with a ramp leading up to a building on the right side. A cluster of buildings is visible behind the courtyard.
Date: 1984
Creator: Gough, Ray

[Forbidden City]

Description: Photograph of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. A brown wall spans the foreground. Two large doors in the wall open onto another courtyard. A large vessel is visible inside the door.
Date: June 1984
Creator: Gough, Ray

[Forbidden City]

Description: Photograph of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. A shaded doorway frames the photograph. Through the doorway, and inner courtyard and the next building are visible. The adjoining building has a covered passageway and a tile roof.
Date: June 1984
Creator: Gough, Ray

[Forbidden City]

Description: Photograph of the Forbidden City in Beijing, China. The foreground is framed by a doorway in shadow. A stone railing is visible outside of the doorway. Rows of white walkways are visible beyond the railing. Buildings are partly visible in the right background.
Date: unknown
Creator: Gough, Ray
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