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Long, rectangular, brocade textile of cream fabric with dark blue border strip and detailing. The design consists of flowers, birds, animals, along with Buddhist and Taoist emblems. The centre has a prunus, large bell, deer, vases and books. Right and left of the centre are female figures, each with a bare foot, standing on a cloud, playing a flute; a flywhisk hangs from the flute on right. At far left is a deer with a standard. At far right: two birds in flight. Along the top are smaller motifs: scroll, carp, lotus, books and dragonfly. The border design runs along three sides and has two dragons facing a pearl, walls, birds, flowers, vases. The border sides are hemmed.
Light blue hanging consisting of two lengths joined vertically, dark blue embroidered motifs; two selvages, folded raw edge, one edge hemmed with zig-zag blue embroidery. Motifs are arranged in alternating rows of three and four rows. First row: two phoenixes, one flower. Second row: two floral motifs, pomegranate with swastika , butterfly. Third row: pomegranate, peach with swastika, flower. Fourth row: three flower motifs, pomegranate. Fifth row: two flowers, butterfly. Sixth row: fruit, citron, flower, lotus.
Plain white valance with blue embroidery, and hemmed on sides with selvedges top and bottom. Three rectangular panels separated by 2 designs; one of bridge, deer, tree and butterflies; the other has a pagoda, tree and bird. The centre panel is divided horizontally by a fence with a lion on either side. Panel on left shows urn with pomegranates, flanked by a dragon, deer and floral and fruit design with birds and butterflies. Panel on right depicts waves with fish, sea dragon, tortoise with birds, butterflies and houses overhead. Border on bottom edge is scalloped design with marine and floral motifs.
Plain grey cotton valance with blue embroidered designs. Three medallions separated by four vases of flowers, border on sides and lower edge. Left outer vase on triangular stand with 3 short legs has 2 butterflies with flowers; left inner vase is on square stand with bird among flowers and flowers around stand; right inner vase on wide stand without legs has insects on flowers. Left medallion; floral motifs, butterflies, birds and a cat. Right medallion; similar floral background with butterflies, cock and deer. Centre medallion; boat, fish, crab, house in upper left, weeping tree at top. Border has trees, flowers, animals, birds and insects. Narrow left hem, wide right hem, selvedges top and bottom.
Circular box with a carved red lacquer exterior that has arabesque, chrysanthemums and peonies in relief, and consisting of a lid (part b), a base (part a) and a stand (part c). The top of the lid has an elaborate landscape and garden scene with human figures engaging in social activities. The edges have key patterned borders. The interior of the box and the bottom of the base are black laquer.
Unpainted, v-shaped natural branch with one pointed end; the other end is encircled by a thicker band. Worn groove in the v-shape.
Wire frame in shape of t with two cross-pieces; four small pin wheels attached to ends of cross-pieces and one 10.5 cm from bottom of handle. Brass horse with Chinese character on back at top, below which is larger pinwheel with bell at centre, below which is rectangular plaque with four Chinese characters.
Length of natural bamboo; cut diagonally at one end, splintered at the other end.
Double bed quilt of unstructured cotton fibres covered with a loosely woven netting of white, red, and green cotton threads. Label reads "DOUBLE HAPPINESS BRAND/MADE IN THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA".
U-shaped pitchfork with two pointed tines, each square in cross-section. No handle.