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Sake cup. Round shallow dish-like cup, on raised single ring foot, of very thin wood, lacquered red-orange. On upper surface is design of two cranes with pine shrubs, in two shades of gold, with touches of red and black. Cranes are in low relief; remainder of design is flat.
Netsuke carved of ivory, light brown, with dark brown incised areas; cylindrical shape, with vertical striations, carved to represent rope bindings in three places. At one side are two holes, through which passes a cord of green/brown braided silk 2.4cm. long (double). At one end of cylinder is carved a rat; diagonally below this near opposite end is a round hole from which can protrude the head of a snake, which moves freely in and out of the hole.
Netsuke carved of medium brown wood, roughly in the form of a cone-shaped seed pod, with 8 rounded cylindrical pieces projecting from holes in the base. Pieces can move freely in holes. Projecting from top of cone is an irregularly cylindrical piece representing a stem, bent down and attached to lower edge. Surface of cone is striated; bottom surface is stippled.
Netsuke carved of very hard lightweight dark brown wood, consisting of elliptical- shaped ring to which are attached (all carved from one piece of wood) two ellipse shaped pieces, one end of each is carved out leaving a ring which passes through the central ring. The other end of each is bulbous and hollow, with a slit around the periphery, the slit having a circular perforation at each end.
Netsuke carved of highly polished ivory shaped like a rectangular cube with rounded edges and corners; one short end having several diagonal grooves. Two holes connected transversely bored at mid-point on one side. A rectangular hole is cut through the piece 1-1.5 cm. from one end, through which is inserted, at a 45 degree angle, a rectangular piece of black wood, protruding edge is irregularly grooved. Colour varies from yellow to dark brown. Some cracking.
Collapsible fan with 18 inner ribs made of ivory and two ivory ribs on the outside. The outermost ribs are carved with a floral design. One side is covered in white silk, which has been stiffened and has a light bown paper edge. The silk is painted with a design of cranes flying over a marsh, in grey, white, red, yellow and blue/green. The ends of the ribs are fastened with a u-shaped brass loop to which is knotted a knotted grey silk cord ending in a tassel.
Gold, human face mask with closed eyes and smiling mouth; elongated ear lobes; dark green hair with two top knots. Adhesive label and paper label inside, each with an inscription.
Carved buddha figure in stooped position. Figure is covered mostly in gold lacquer, except for black hair and crown. Halo with raised scalloped decorative band is attached to a rectangular arm that is pegged to the figure at mid-back. The head has a three-peaked mountain crown, elongated ear lobes, and a broken nose. The figure is holding a round object (alms bowl ?) and wearing a scarf-like garment (ten-e) that flows to its feet. The figure is standing on a lotus pedestal, which sits on an inverted lotus pedestal with a red, scalloped circular base. Four broken lotus petals.
Collapsible fan with 17 ivory inner ribs and two outer ribs with a carved iris design. The fan is covered on one side with stiffened white silk painted with irises and birds in green, purple, white, black, silver and grey. The ribs are fastened with silver coloured metal rivet and a u-shaped metal loop to which is attached a knotted cord of twisted white silk ending in two tassels.
Minature temple cast of white metal. Temple has concave gable roof imitating thatch, painted brown, with two u-shaped wire projections from peak; walls painted red/orange, with front pillars, surrounded by low fence; posts tipped with gold paint. On a rectangular base imitating stone, painted black and grey.