Rectangular wooden panel elaborately carved with two birds perched on a flowering shrub, all set within a thick black frame; painted green, white, blue, red, brown and black. Carvings are three-dimensional and incorporate large stretches of open space.

Roll of handmade white paper with patches of green-blue and brown colouring.

Two rectangular sheets of handmade paper: part a is covered in uniform, geometric patterning of pink, yellow and blue star-like shapes (at fold points); part b is a plain light grey-brown sheet.

Four square sheets of handmade paper; dark and light brown circular patterns formed by tie-dye method.

Four fan-shaped paper panels with maple leaves and gold fibres inserted between the layers of paper.

Bundle of strips of bark; dark brown and green outer bark with white inner bark. Bundles are tied with twine and attached to a paper tag printed with blue and red characters.

Bundle of strips of reddish brown outer bark with white inner bark; bundle is tied with twine. Printed paper tag with red and blue characters is attached.

Bracket base has vine decoration. Lid has geometric border and centre panel with temple and gate in a landscape.

Temple gate in red and black, on a bright green base. Deer stand on either side.

Painted wooden votive plaque known as ema (絵馬) with a thin sheet of paper adhered to the face, on which is painted a scene of a women with a baby and another woman with a child praying in front of a shrine. Around the ema has with several Japanese characters in black. The top reads 奉納 (hōnō; offering); the left has the date, 大正七年十一月二十七日 (November 27, Taisho 7 or 1918); the right has the name of the location and person, 南城戸 (Minami Jōdo) 藤村セイ (Fujimura Sei); the bottom appears to list the age, or ages. The back has “Nara” written in pencil.