Rectangular sheet of cream-coloured paper with deckle edges and a pencil inscription with characters in one corner.

Rectangular sheet of thick white paper with a woodgrain-like texture; pencil inscription with characters in one corner.

Rectangular sheet of thin white paper. Column of characters with an encircled symbol printed in one corner in black ink. Pencil inscription with characters on reverse in diagonal corner from black, printed inscription.

Rectangular sheet of red paper with deckle edges and a visibly fibrous composition. Pencil inscription with characters in one corner.

Rectangular sheet of thick, cream-coloured paper covered on one side with a metallic gold fish scale-like pattern; pencil inscription with characters in one corner on the reverse.

Form swells gradually with corrugations indicating inadequately smoothed coils, from a flat round unglazed base without foot ring, to rounded shoulder; short neck with flaring rounded lip, wide mouth; red-brown ware. Thick green ash glaze covers jar evenly nearly to base; areas of darker splotches; spots of red-brown matte paint which may be remnants of characters; glossy crackled glaze, pitted and gritty, seriously degraded at junctions of underlying coils in shoulder area as well as in main body area; large patches of light ochre yellow dripping from shoulder area to just short of base.

Washi sample mounted horizontally on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Rectangular multi-coloured woodblock print sample. Basic pattern of 4 wide vertical bands with large yellow heart shaped fruit with 3 red teardrops and 5 green and white leaves straddling the band edges. First and third bands are diagonal rows of white with green and yellow alternating with white with pink flowers on red ground. Second and fourth bands are 3 vertical rows of alternating purple and white rectangles pointed top and bottom with alternate coloured line at centre. Wide white border on top and left. Red smudge along top edge. Mounting paper folds from right over part of sample.

Washi sample mounted horizontally on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Rectangular multi-coloured woodblock print sample. Random pattern of white rings with scrolled edges on a green ground. Approximately half are solid white with black scenes of grasses; hut with fence and tree branches; building with walkway and tree branches. White border on right, bottom and left. Smudged along right. Mounting paper folds from left over part of sample.

Washi sample mounted horizontally on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Rectangular multi-coloured woodblock print sample. Random pattern of white with orange or orange with white spoked wheels on a light brown/red background. Between wheels are small, 5 separate petalled flowers and single petals. White border on right, bottom and wider on left. Smudged along right. Mounting paper folds from right over part of sample.

Washi sample mounted horizontally on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Rectangular multi-coloured woodblock print sample. 2 wide zigzag bands with stylized white or yellow line drawn birds. White crosshatched sections on either side and between bands. Yellow amorphous shapes in six-sided spaces creating by crosshatching. All on a red ground. White borders on right, bottom and wider on left. Smudged on right and along bottom. Mounting paper folds from left over part of sample. Orange stain in a line on back of mounting paper.