Set of 5 brass clappers (parts a-e) and a cloth bag (part f). Clappers are identical in shape and size: half circles with a curved top edge and flat bottom, thin, all unmarked. The carrying case is rectangular, made of patterned blue and white cotton that closes with a pull tie at top.

Pair of bamboo clappers. Instrument consists of two long rectangular pieces of curved bamboo, tied together at one end with white woven cotton rope looped through two holes bored through each clapper. No decoration or inscription.

Pair of bamboo clappers. Instrument consists of two long rectangular pieces of curved bamboo, tied together at one end with a double strand of white twisted cotton rope looped through two holes bored through each clapper. The bamboo is finished in lacquer. No decoration or inscription.

Set of bamboo clappers. Instrument consists of five rectangular pieces of curved bamboo seperated by metal washers. The bamboo is finished in lacquer. These are joined together with a braided, unbleached cotton rope looped through two holes bored through each clapper and the holes at the centre of each washer. The rope is knotted on one side of the instrument.

Set of bamboo clappers. Instrument consists of six rectangular pieces of bamboo seperated by metal washers. The end piece is longer, with a decoratively carved top ending in a point. The bamboo is finished in lacquer. The pieces of the instrument are joined together with a woven rope of unbleached cotton looped through two holes bored through each piece of bamboo and the holes at the centre of the washers. The rope is knotted on one side of the instrument.

Set of bamboo clappers (part a) and accompanying cloth bag (part b). Instrument consists of five rectangular pieces of curved bamboo seperated by metal coins. The bamboo is finished in lacquer. These are joined together with a thick, braided red cotton rope looped through two holes bored through each clapper and the square holes at the centre of each coin. The rope is decoratively knotted on one side, with tassels falling from the knot. The cotton carrying bag is blue with a white pattern of foliage and dots. It closes with a pull tie at top.

Set of wooden clappers and accompanying cloth bag (part b). Instrument consists of three long, rectangular pieces of lacquered wood, the topmost with a central raised spine, the others flat. An inscription in Chinese characters is carved into the wood of the top piece, filled with green paint. The clappers are joined together with a thick, braided red cotton rope looped through two holes bored through each piece of wood, and decoratively knotted on one side with tassels falling from the ends. The cotton carrying bag is blue with a white pattern of foliage and dots, and has a pull cord at the top.

Watercolour and ink painting of Guanyin, Mahayana Buddhist goddess of mercy, with two attendants, produced for the lunar New Year. The painting is adhered to a long scroll of heavy paper covered with white silk, attached to a wood scroll bar. A brown riibbon is attached to the top of the scroll. Image shows Guanyin seated, dressed in white and black robes with an intricate copper, green, and white crown on her head, and holding in her left hand a blue vase containing a single frond of bamboo. Beneath her is the yellow and green head of a lion. To her lower right is a standing robed figure looking away from the goddess, while to the left is a partially clothed figure with hands clasped and lifted toward her.

Watercolour and ink painting of Zhongkui, king of ghosts in Chinese folklore, produced for the lunar New Year. The painting is adhered to a long scroll of heavy paper covered with white silk, attached to a wood scroll bar. A brown ribbon is attached at top. The image shows Zhongkui holding a staff or sword, with a black tiger to his right, its tail wraped around to the left. Two attendants stand behind either shoulder. Zhongkui wears a grey and black belted robe, and an elaborate headdress.

Watercolour and ink painting of a Chinese medicine deity, produced for the lunar New Year. The painting is adhered to a long scroll of heavy paper covered with white silk, attached to a wood scroll bar. A brown ribbon is attached at top. The image shows the god seated on the back of a yellow tiger, holding a needle in one hand and grasping the beard of a gold and green dragon flying overhead with the other. Two attendants stand to either side of the god at his elbows, one holding a bottle, the other a box. All figures wear long, grey, belted robes.