Jacket of yellow silk, cotton embroidered in a large ornate floral design with green stems and flowers in red, pink and blue; one panel of the jacket is glazed; may have been pieced from other textiles; open-front; wide, short sleeves have pleats at shoulder; jacket is trimmed in a striped band.
Cape of ecru wool felt with floral, paisley, swirl and medallion embroidery of couched metallic silver threads; neckline has a large ribbon bow at back of ecru satin trimmed in woven metallic thread band with long ribbon ends releasing at the neckline and falling past the hemline.
Baby's kimono-style coat of yellow, silk satin brocade with blue satin trim around neckline and opening; brocade design of dragon medallions and flower pots; long sleeves with horse hoof cuffs trimmed in same blue satin; fasteners of Chinese knotted loops and brass pierced buttons; lined in cotton.
Short jacket of tan silk damask patterned with floral motif and swastika; accented with embroidery of sprays of flowers including roses and lotus blossoms, and potted flower medallions at center-front and back, and on shoulders; round neckline is trimmed in brocade ribbon; short, kimono sleeves are trimmed in brocade ribbon and finished with ecru satin damask embroidered sleeve bands with female figures in a garden scene at the edge of a courtyard; Chinese knot closures at center-front of black satin cord; side slits and hem are finished with brocade ribbon; embroidery in blues, greens, pinks, golds and white; brocade ribbon in purple, blue, green and ecru.
Woman's coat of couched gold metallic threads with embroidered female figures, foliage, fruit, and flowers; Chinese female figure on front is standing on the head of a dragon emerging out of mountains; woman appears to be holding a scroll; side wrap closure with tie at side of violet silk and single hook and eye at yoke (hook missing); floral embroidered, red silk panel at same side as opening; banded around the neckline with dark blue silk with a geometrical pattern and spade-like pattern in red, gold, and aqua; bound edges; open at lower sides; fully lined in ecru cotton with brown star flower and dot pattern.
Man's Kimono coat of navy blue silk damask with medallions with Chinese symbols within; trimmed along all the edges with a band of embroidered ecru silk with colorful embroidered motifs including floral, bat, and bird; sleeve ends have a band with silk and metallic thread embroidery with pictoral scenes. From record: The style and color indicate that this was worn by a male scholar of lower status than officials, as scholars were not as wealthy as officials.
Man's coat of brown-black camel hair with some stripes of white fabric; embroidery along the opening in red, yellow and magenta silk floss; vest-style coat is straight with open front and straight slits for arm holes; hand-woven in 24" widths and pieced crossways; selvedge finish at the lower edge; embroidery in a geometric simple design with thistle flowers and yellow vine; hand-sewn.
Cape of bold red wool felt embroidered in metallic gold couched threads in swirling, stylized plant-like motifs; cape has a back standing ruffle collar and long dipped lapels at front and back; entire cape is trimmed in circles and edged in metallic braid; back lapel has crescent cut-outs accented with baubles of metallic threads with white lined red seed beads at bottom; circle-style cape; open-front; lined in red woven silk, cotton.