One of a pair of man's slippers with cotton sole. Vamp of black satin embroidered with shades of green silk thread in a design of evergreens and four Chinese characters, 'wan nian chang qing', translated as 'a thousand years evergreen', which is a wish for eternal youth, usually referring to men. Lined with pale green cotton.
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