A Tibetan chuba and Chinese waistcoat

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A Tibetan chuba and Chinese waistcoat
the chuba with a ground of couched gilt thread embroidered in bright shades of pink, green and blue silks with a phoenix at front and back among lotus stems, possibly Malaysian, the waistcoat of olive silk damask woven with narcissi and other flowers, both late 19th century (2)

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