Jacket for Han Chinese women (ao) of navy blue silk twill embroidered with coloured silks. The embroidery – which shows sprays of flowers (such as peonies and prunus), pomegranates and birds – is in Pekin knots, satin, stem and long and short stitch. The jacket has wide, elbow-length sleeves with straight cuffs. The main part of the embroidery is located on the back side of the sleeves. The sleeve bands are of green silk satin with flowers and butterflies embroidered in bright shades of blue and purple silk in satin stitches. However, large parts of this embroidery have been worn away leaving only the inked outlines visible. The garment fastens at the front with hooks and eyes, a gilt metal fastening at the neck and two embroidered satin tapes. It has a small standing collar. There are slits at the sides with ruyitou scroll shape trimmings just above these openings. There is a continuous double black satin band along the edges at the neck and front opening. The hem and side slits are embroidered in three shades of blue silk in satin stitch. The jacket is lined with blue cotton.