Round porcelain dish on high round foot, decorated with an underglaze blue comb pattern; glazed base; slightly thickened sides support a flat red-brown rim. Inside: painted in blue underglaze with two broad horizontal bands of wave motifs, separated by a narrow band of white; broad white band below second wave band. Superimposed in overglazed enamels on the bottom band of wave motif is an open camellia, white tinged with red, and a red bud, all supported by green and yellow edged leaves and blue buds on a blue stem. Centred above on the wave bands is an upright blue stem with three green leaves and a blue bud. Outside patterned with four ribboned wealth motifs in underglaze blue.

Sample (a) is small, orange and shimmering gold, woven, square piece, alternating colours arranged in vertical rows of short diagonals, alternating between pointing to upper right and to upper left. Sample pasted to plain, thick, white mount, information printed on back. All protected by rectangular piece of white covering gauze and folder (b): thick, heavy, roughened, yellow white paper, folded over, flap opening from left, all edges retaining an irregular deckle edge. Brown rectangular strip on front has black printing of paper name in Japanese and English.

Washi sample mounted horizontally on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Rectangular dyed sample with dark spots. Watermark pattern of widely spaced horizontal lines. 3 edges are cut straight; right retains irregular deckle 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. Sample is rectangular, sheer, white/brown with brown flecks and fibres. Watermark pattern of widely spaced vertical and closely spaced horizontal lines. Upper and right edges are cut straight; lower and left edges retain irregular deckle edge. Upper surface is smoother. Lower left corner is wrinkled and not square.

Washi sample mounted horizontally on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Sample is rectangular, sheer, white with a few light yellow/brown specks. Watermark pattern of widely spaced vertical and closely spaced horizontal lines. Upper and right edges are cut straight; lower and left retain irregular deckle edge.

Washi sample mounted horizontally on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Sample is nearly square, sheer, white with large brown flecks. Watermark pattern of widely spaced horizontal and closely spaced vertical lines. Upper and right edges are cut straight; lower and left edges retain irregular deckle edge. Upper surface is smoother.

Washi sample mounted horizontally on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Sample is rectangular, thin, smooth, light yellow/white with light yellow/brown specks and fibres. Watermark pattern of widely spaced vertical and closely spaced horizontal lines. Upper and right edges are cut straight; lower and left retain irregular deckle edge. Upper surface is smoother.

Washi sample mounted horizontally on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Sample is rectangular, thin, translucent, smooth, very light white/brown with brown flecks and fibres. Watermark pattern of closely spaced horizontal lines. Upper and right edges are cut straight; lower and left edges retain irregular deckle edge. Upper surface is smoother.

Washi sample mounted horizontally on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Sample is rectangular, thin, translucent, smooth, white with light yellow/brown specks. Watermark pattern of widely spaced vertical and closely spaced horizontal lines. Upper and left edges are cut straight; lower and right retain irregular deckle edge. Upper surface is smoother.