Group of Five Embroidered Sleeve Bands. The first depicting four figures sailing on a boat above swirling waves in a landscape with flowering trees and a pavilion, within a pale green-ground border embellished with alternating butterflies and various floral motifs; the second decorated to the upper register with figures surrounded by a petal band, all outlined with couched gilt thread, the lower register further accentuated with a similar band encircling floral sprays; the third pair worked and stitched in silk and gilt thread with two birds and various floral motifs enclosed by borders of petals and foliate scroll design; the fourth embellished with two butterflies in flight and blooms of various flowers, five shou characters on the right side. {Height x width of the first: 30 x 16 inches (76 x 40.5 cm)}. Condition: All with some fraying and stains.