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Standing female kabuki character dressed in elaborate kimono of gold, black, red, white, and blue. Her black hair is held up in a bun at the top of her head with a comb, a blue and white frilly ribbon, a clear stick, and a wood stick. She is holding an object covered with a grey cloth. Standing on a black rectangular wood stand.
Female doll figure (part a) dressed as a dancing "harusami". Kimono is elaborate in bright colours of silver, red, yellow, and green. Label reads "Japan". Curly hair tied back with light yellow ribbon on top. Dangling silver hair adornments. Her left hand is holding a closed umbrella (part b) while her right hand holds a dangling fan. Standing on a black rectangular wood base.
Standing samurai doll dressed in long ceremonial (hakama) in colours of turquoise and white brocade. He is holding a sword in his left hand. The base is made of a section of a coniferous tree trunk. Label reads "Japan".
Male kabuki figure (Kanjicho) (part a) with a dark pink face and dressed in an elaborate kimono. He is holding two scrolls (parts b-c), one in each hand and carrying a sword. Colours are predominantly black, gold, and white. The costume originated in the Kamakura Period (1185-1333). Label reads "Japan". Standing on a black rectangular base.
Seated female doll dressed in an elaborate red, gold, yellow, black, and pink kimono with a floral pattern. Most of her black hair is held up in a bun at the top of her head wtih silvery dangling and curling adornments with a bit of hair loose at the sides. She is holding a book in her right hand as her left arm rests on a red and gold cushioned stool. On a black rectangular wood base.
Two piece urn, with body (part a) and lid (part b), both with a dragon head called ryūtō (龍頭) as well as floral motifs on the sides. Beige ground, with mottled turquoise, brown and green glazes. On the front side are holes associated with an empty space for affixing an epitaph panel (migachi).
Blue glazed ceramic lid from a funerary urn. The large rectangular lid is in shape of a palace roof. The upper ridge has a pair of three-dimensional creatures called shachihoko (鯱鉾/鯱), a mythical sea creature with the head of a tiger or dragon and the body of a fish, protruding upward at each end. Between them on the front is a dragon head. The epitaph, called migachi or miigachi (ミガチ/ミーガチ/銘書) in Okinawan, is written along the bottom of the lid.
Large ceramic lid from a funerary urn. The recangular lid is in the shape of a palace roof. At the end of the ridge of the roof are three-dimensional shachihoko (鯱鉾/鯱), a mythical sea creature with the head of a tiger or dragon and the body of a fish, projecting upward. On both sides are the heads of shishi (獅子), a mythical guardian lion, protruding outward. Glaze colours are predominantly turquoise and brown. The epitaph called migachi or miigachi (ミガチ/ミーガチ/銘書) in Okinawan is on the bottom of the urn lid.
Two piece urn, with body (part a) and lid (part b). Made in a style called goten-gata zushigame (御殿型厨子甕), an urn in the form of a palace. On the front are two Buddhist figures, each in the centre of a lotus, in relief, in turquoise on a dark brown ground. On the top of the lid, are two three-dimensional shachihoko (鯱鉾/鯱), a mythical sea creature with the head of a tiger or dragon and the body of a fish. On the front is an epitaph, called migachi or miigachi (ミガチ/ミーガチ/銘書) in Okinawan. There is another migachi under the lid.
Top portion of hood is batik dyed creating a floral design in light blue on black ground. Lower portion is woven design, white on navy ground. Reverse side is light blue flecks on navy background. Black tie at back of hood.