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Folding fan with seventeen inner ribs and two carved parent ribs of ivory. Covered on one side with white silk, edge bound with white paper with painted in design of wisteria and birds in green, brown and purple; some purple blooms are also embroidered. Silver coloured metal rivet with u-shaped loop.
Bronze representation of a low, flat-bottomed boat with raised, pointed bow; square stern with two raised projections. Seated on boat is a human figure wearing a hat. Beside him is a pole; in front of him is a bundle ? bronze has medium brown patina mixed with black.
Bronze representation of a boat, pointed at both ends, with flat bottom, with mast and billowing sail. Seated in bow is one human figure; in stern is a second figure, holding rope attached to mast. Bronze has very dark brown patina, with grey green areas inside and on sides and human figure.
Carving of a boat, in medium brown wood. Boat has pointed bow, square stern and slightly rounded bottom. Midway along length is square canopy 1.7 x 2.6cm. Mounted on four square posts at corners. On boat are three human figures, one standing at bow with net, one seated under canopy, one at back with oar.
Seal made of a single piece of bronze, shaped like a flattened cube with slightly rounded corners, with handle in shape of bearded man on horseback. Man and horse are elongated and stylized. Incised under base are characters in seal character style; around them is red ink. Bronze has dark brown patina.
Seal made of a single piece of bronze, shaped like rectangular cube, with handle shaped like a clump of fungus. Hole through stems, through which is passed a cord of braided orange silk, knotted. Under base is a single character in seal style, raised; the remaining half of the seal left blank. Remains of red ink on seal. Bronze has dark brown patina.
Seal made of single piece of bronze shaped like a rectangle with rounded edges; handle is in the shape of an elephant with a raised truck. On the elephant's back are seated two human figures. Raised characters on the underside are written in square stylized form; remains of ink around characters. Bronze has a smooth finish and a dark brown patina. Hole perforated through body of elephant for cord, now missing.
Container (a) of silver-plated copper, with bronze cover (b) in which are inserted two birds (c-d). Container consists of irregularly shaped plate to one part of which is attached a vertical rim 1cm. high, enclosing a roughly triangular area. Cover is shaped like three rocks, with suggestion of waves around them; dark brown patina with gold coloured patches. Into holes in cover are inserted the legs of two birds made of shibuichi alloy, blue/grey colour. On underside of container are three Chinese characters 'Made by Maruyoshi'. Leg of bird (c) repaired with epoxy, December 13, 1977.
Folding fan with twenty-three inner ribs of split bamboo and two parent ribs of bamboo. Fan covered on both sides with white paper, one side unpainted, the other painted in black, grey, and light blue/green with scene of rocks, trees, and a man. Some areas sprinkled with mica. On left is inscription of eleven characters in black and two seals in red.
Folding fan with thirteen inner ribs of split bamboo and two bamboo parent ribs. Fan face is paper, one-quarter of which is unpainted and three-quarters of which is painted light brown. On the brown background, there is a painted scene of a flock of silver birds.