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Brush rest in the form of a clay lounging male figure leaning to his right. He is resting on a blue pot. He is wearing blue and white slippers, a red robe, and stylized black hat. He has a long moustache and goatee beard. Part b is a wooden base.
A book that has blue covering speckled with gold. Calligraphy on the cover implies it is from Peking. Painted inside with various plant and animal paintings.
Flat circular metal piece. TLV mirror, representative of the universe, in black, plain boss handle in centre. Central semi-rounded knob is surrounded by a square, which is surrounded by eight smaller semi-rounded knobs. Circular design of archaic characters. Circular row of sunray-like pattern. Rim has swirl design around it. There are six concentric bands, four decorative and two inscriptional. The inner circle of inscriptions is framed in a square and lists the names of the twelve earthly branches, which correlate with the twelve intervals of the day, the twelve months, and the twelve zodiac animals. The outer inscriptional band begins with “Mr. Wang” and “new family” There are also three sets of T-, L-, and V-shaped marks. The reflective surface on the other side is now black from oxidation.
A flat circular lobed-edge metal piece. Four flying goddess designs in relief around the plain boss handle in centre.
Rectangular, two-tiered metal incense burner with a red wooden base (part c) and lid (part b); lid is topped by a pink coral-shaped finial. The burner (part a) is green with oxidization and features cloud pattern designs in low relief on the sides.
Three colourful miniature street figures: a plant seller with cart (part a); a man pulling a woman in a rickshaw (part b; a man with a horse-drawn cart filled with straw.
Six miniature figures of Chinese opera actors. Painted polychrome costumes of various styles. Faces are disguised with coloured paint to indicate different roles.
Procession of fifty miniature, polychrome metal figurines mounted on two strips of cardboard (parts a and b). Arranged in a two by two fashion, the first fourteen figures carry tall banners with either decorative strips or characters on them. The next ten figures, also arranged two by two, are playing various musical instruments. The following six figures are dressed in white tunics and carry large sprays of white hair. The remaining twenty figures are arranged evenly in front and behind a palanquin that they are carrying; the palanquin is ornately decorated with red, painted fabric and a large wreath.
Square box (part b) with truncated corners and a lid (part a). Tray (part c) and food dishes (parts d-l) of various shapes inside. Decorated in red, black, and gold colours. Designs: vase, peony, and plants. Leaf and key border. Twelve pieces.
A hanging scroll painting of a priest meditating in a landscape setting. There are five vertical rows of black characters with a red seal at the top and another red seal at the opposite corner. Modern and polychrome. Includes five lines of poetry and dedication on the back. The painting has a cream-coloured border of patterned fabric. There is a semi-cylindrical rod at the top with a yellow cord bound by metal wire and cream-coloured fabric with a blue-grey ribbon. There is a cylindrical fabric covered rod weight at the bottom.