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 Chinese symbols along back of heel. Set on 1/2" platform of white silk. Lined in blue cotton(?). No labels or marks.
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.
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 trimming. The sleeves also have a wide cuff of cream satin decorated with embroidery worked in french knots and couching. The cuff embroidery is in a design that looks like various, flowers, a potted plant and a number of bats. The coat is fully lined in a brocaded cream satin, which was sewn directly over an older lining of pale blue silk. The front fastens with 4 coiled frogs which were applied after the cream satin lining. The coat is a woman's style because of the side slits, whereas a mans coat would be slit at the center front and back.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 waist. Full-length, with matching embroidery, but only on lower legs. Cuffs with wide band of white embroidered with foliage and moths.
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 purple and green foliate forms on black, with outer border of diagonal blue stripes and silver ovals on black ground with silver edges. A second machine-woven band of ribbon is applied as an outer border along the collar/upper opening band, with green, pink, and white stripes and bands of green and white trees(?) and a band of alternating green/yellow/white butterflies and same color flowers(?), all on a reddish ground. Long black sleeves have central wide band of orange satin with machine-embroidered multicolored sea dragons. Black fabric added after panels to form lower sections of sleeves. Garment is lined in black fabric, the collar and front opening backed with pink/purple fabric. Garment has a size tag sewn inside at back collar: "XXL". Not an American size. B) Skirt. Wrap style skirt with tiny pleats. Skirt formed of horizontal bands of fabrics sewn together, some embellished. From top: Plain black cotton(?) waistband ca. 3 1/4" wide with long black ties; White cotton(?) band ca. 1 1/2" wide, which begins pleating that continues down length of skirt; Pale blue/gray section ca. 14" long which has printed bands of dark blue linear designs: zig-zags, scrolls, lines, etc., the lines having had thin strips of fabric appliqued over them, in green, orange, and purple over the bulk of the skirt; Red cotton(?) band 1 1/2" wide …
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Photograph of a gate in the Forbidden City of Beijing, China. The gate doors remain closed. Intricate carvings surround the gate. A sign is posted above the doors.
Photograph of Fubo Hill in Guilin, China. A carved rock formation is visible in the foreground. Multiple figures of varying sizes are carved into the face of the rock. Trees are visible in the far left background beyond the rock.
Photograph of the Garden of Harmonious Interest in the Summer Palace of Beijing, China. A long painted corridor of the garden is visible in the foreground. Numerous people are visible in the corridor. Part of the garden is visible in the background.
Photograph of the Great Wall of China in Beijing, China. A detail of the wall is visible in the foreground. The stone bricks are carved with graffiti. The green landscape is visible through the openings in the wall.
Photograph of the Great Wall of China in Beijing, China. The wall is visible in the foreground and stretches into the background. The mountains and green landscape are visible in the background.
Photograph of the Great Wall of China in Beijing. In the foreground, an arched passageway is visible leading out to the wall. A section of the wall and the distant mountains are visible through the passage.
Photograph of a passageway in the Great Wall of China in Beijing. The arched passageway is visible in the foreground inset into the stone wall. The view through the passage is hidden in shadow.
Photograph of the Li River in Guilin, China. The river is visible on the right side of the frame. The city of Guilin is visible on the left side of the frame. Distant mountains are visible in the background.
Photograph of Guilin, China. The photograph was taken from a high vantage point looking down at the Li River. The river curves from the foreground to the background with the city of Guilin on either bank. A large hill sticks out at the turn in the river. There is an opening visible in the bottom of the hill.
Photograph of the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests in the Temple of Heaven complex of Beijing, China. The photograph was taken through an archway which is partially visible in the immediate foreground. Through the arch, a square is visible with four people dispersed throughout. The Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests sits behind the square.
Photograph of the Hangzhou Botanical Garden in Hangzhou, China. Small potted trees fill the foreground. A building with oddly shaped windows is visible behind the trees.
Photograph of the hills along the Li River in Guilin, China. A number of houses are visible on the river bank. Tall hills loom above the houses in the background.
Photograph of intersecting rooflines in the Summer Palace of Beijing, China. A stone fence cuts across the bottom foreground. Four tile roofs are visible in the picture plane. People are visible underneath the roofs. Trees are visible in the background.
Chinese jacket of red damask silk with multicolored embroidery. Almost knee-length, with long sleeves. Floral damask pattern, embroidery of flowers, moths(?), foliage, and other symbols. Angled center front opening bordered with blue, fastened with carved/chased gold sphere buttons and loops. Around opening, hem, collar, and cuffs is embroidered band in blues and white scrolls, with outer border of gold and black. Lined in pink silk. No labels.
Photograph of the Lama Temple in Beijing, China. A doorway is visible in the foreground. Stone steps lead up to the doorway. Another doorway is visible through the front doorway. Temple buildings are visible through the opening in the background.
Photograph of a man exiting a building in the Lama Temple of Beijing, China. Another man in similar dress is seen within the doorway. The two men wear long black dresses with red sashes.
Photograph of a building in the Yu Garden of Shanghai, China. The open passageway of a building is visible in the foreground. Two wooden latticework windows are visible on the back wall. A tree is growing out of the roofline in the top of the frame.
Photograph of the Li River in Guilin, China. The riverbank is visible in the foreground. A few small boats line the shore. Trees line the bluff with tall hills visible in the background.
Photograph of the Li River in Guilin, China. The river crosses the foreground. The river bank is visible in the middle ground. A mountain range rises behind the river bank.
Photograph of the Lingyin Temple in Hangzhou, China. A white structure is barely visible in the foreground. The structure is covered by green foliage. There is a stone pathway leading to the structure. The background is filled with trees.
Photograph of a doorway in the Lingyin Temple of Hangzhou, China. Tree branches intersect the frame in the foreground. Three men walk on a pathway that leads to the doorway in the foreground. The wooden doors are inset into a red and green wall. More people are visible within the doorway.
Photograph of an open pavilion in the Lingyin Temple of Hangzhou, China. Multiple people with umbrellas walk along the path in front of the pavilion. Trees fill the frame behind the pavilion. The pavilion has red supporting columns and a tiled roof covered in green plant life.
Photograph of a stone carving in the Longmen Caves of Luoyang, China. There is a niche cut into the stone facade. Within that niche, a large stone figure is visible. The heads of three people are visible in the bottom of the frame.
Photograph of the Longmen Caves in Luoyang, China. A figure is carved out of the stone in the center of the frame. A large stone flower is carved into the rock surface of the ceiling.
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