Embroidered Qing dynasty skirt panel fragment, late 19th to early 20th century China. A dragon is the central motif, above slanted waves. A flaming pearl is located below the dragon, surround by floral and cloud motifs. Satin stitch against a red background.

Embroidered Qing Dynasty skirt panel fragment, late 19th to early 20th century China. Features a dragon in couched gold foil covered silk thread, slanted wave patterns, several Buddhist symbols, cloud motifs, and a flaming pearl and bat in the wave motifs, which are also done in couched gold foil covered silk thread. The piece has a border of satin stitch floral motifs; vines are in couched gold foil covered silk thread.

Embroidered Qing Dynasty panel fragment with central peony motif, mid to late 19th century China. Peony above a wave and slanted water pattern, flanked by a butterfly and melon motifs in satin stitch. Large primary border in floral design.

Embroidered Qing Dynasty skirt panel fragment, red ground, featuring a dragon in couched gold foil covered silk thread. Slanted water and wave patterns and cloud motifs surround the dragon and a flaming pearl is to its left. All designs are in satin stitch.

Embroidered Qing Dynasty square from 19th century China. Satin stitched motifs of butterflies and flowers against a gold satin background.

Embroidered Qing Dynasty square, mid to late 19th century China. Red background, two primary floral motifs done in seed stitch. Other floral and butterfly motifs done in satin stitch. Some motifs done in gold metallic silk covered thread.

Embroidered tobacco pipe pouch with a top in the shape of a ruyi scepter head. Dark blue satin ground with chain stitched floral mortifs, clouds, and calligraphy. head is in couched gold foil covered silk thread.

Embroidered triangle-shaped textile, Qing dynasty. Central floral motif in the Forbidden Stitch, an umbrella, vase, flower, and sacred fungus and melon motifs, in satin stitch.

Military badge with symbol of first rank Qilin. Surrounded by bats, peaches, and floral motifs in satin stitch.

Pair of framed badges for use on front and back of robe, Qing Dynasty. Fifth rank symbol of a bear is featured against an interlocking key fret design with slanted water and wave designs in couched gold foil covered silk thread. Includes flowers, sacred fungus and peach motifs in chain stitches. From late 19th to early 20th century.