Rectangular book with crinkled paper covers; pages have folded edges to outside; free edges and cover are bound in Japanese style with yellow thread through four holes. Cloth reinforcements at bound corners. White label printed in black and red characters on front cover for Japanese text (opening from left). Inside covers are red-brown; white scalloped 'lacy' paper on Japanese text side. Opening on right reveals English text.

Cardboard folder (a) encloses five (b-g) thin cardboards, numbered, 'Papers of the World' supplementary sheets, each has six labelled square samples in two horizontal rows of 3. Samples on No. 1 (b) are from China, all are white or near white except centre bottom (1-5) which is light white-brown. All have closely spaced horizontal and some have wider vertical watermark pattern. 1-1, 1-2 and 1-5 are wrinkled. Sheet is creased at bottom and left and along top left to centre. Samples on No. 2 (c) are all from China, 2-1 is near white, lined watermark, diagonally creased; 2-2 to 2-4 are light white/brown, darker fibres and lined watermark; 2-5 is pink with swirls of various densities and colour; 2-6 is white, lined watermark and darker fibres. Slight crease at bottom left of sheet. Samples on No. 3 (d) are from Korea, 3-1 is white and fibrous, 3-2 is thin, light white/brown; 3-3 is near white, 3-4 is light white/brown with numerous darker flecks and flakes; 3-5 is blue on top surface with green hair-like fibres; 3-6 is light white/brown with fibres. Samples on No. 4 (e) are from South and Southeast Asia, 4-1 is light white/brown with darker fibres and a plain-weave-like watermark; 4-2 is light white/brown with dark flecks, thin; 4-3 is slightly darker; is stiff, brown with dark flecks and watermark lines; 4-5 is white with some dark specks; 4-6 is stiff white/brown with horizontal lines and darker flecks. Samples on No. 5 (f) are from India and Europe; 5-1 is stiff, near white with horizontal ribbed lines; 5-2 is brown with darker flecks and lined watermark; 5-3 is light white/brown with numerous darker flecks; 5-4 is dark grey with horizontal lined watermark; 5-5 is near white with imbedded leaves and plant material; 5-6 is stiff light yellow/white with pebble surface. Samples on No. 6 (g) are from Italy and England, 6-1 is light grey, slightly ribbed horizontally with ragged right edge; 6-2 is light is light white/yellow; 6-3 is near white, pebbled; 6-4 is white card.

Brown face with black and white dots on lower portion; white eye sockets with protruding eyes outlined in black and gold; overhanging eyebrows, black and white striped, as is a ridge above the mouth. There is a high gold protrusion on the forehead. White cotton band goes around forehead and black cotton fabric forms head covering. Label in inside near forehead and characters in pen inside right cheek.

Red face mask (male) with black crosshatching on forehead; black dotted lines on raised eyebrows; eyes white, one circular, one teardrop-shaped, bot raised; patch of brown fur on cheek on left; raised red circle with black dots on cheek on right. Elongated, white nostrils; three white teeth. White cotton fabric is attached at the back and forms a head covering with ties.

Brown face mask (female) with tiny white dots overall and red dots at the corners of the eyes, the nostrils, the root of the nose, and on cheek with circular projection. Corner of mouth twisted upwards in a crooked smile; three yellow teeth. White cotton fabric and fabric ties attached to back. Inscriptions on inside.

Stiff, rectangular, blue, horizontally crinkled paper folder enclosing washi paper samples; printed black and red on off-white label on front in Japanese and English, listing samples. White-brown inside with same horizontally crinkled texture. Folder has box-like shape with three half-sized flaps at top, bottom and left, and a full-sized cover flap opening overtop from left to right.

Hollow, oval-shaped sphere. Entire surface has in relief carving. Creature's face at one end with jagged white teeth inset in a hollowed out oval mouth, circular staring eyes of inset pearl-like blue shell with black-painted pupils, wing-like eyebrows attached to the eyes, leaves that form the nose, and a long, slender moustache. Four oval panels on the width-wise circumference, each containing a human figure in European dress: two males, one wearing a wide-brimmed hat while the other is in a long-fringed cloak and a spherical hat; and two females in high-heel shoes and long, patterned dresses, one with a bustle. Fifth panel at the top has a slot opening. Incised hatching covers ground area while leafy plants and other patterned bands fill the other areas. Some openwork. At the opposite end to the creature's face, there is a hole surrounded by a ring and four evenly-spaced leaves projecting outward.

Rectangular book with crinkled paper covers; pages have folded edges to outside; free edges and cover are bound in the Japanese style with yellow thread through four holes. Cloth reinforcements at bound corners. White label printed in black and red Japanese characters on front cover for Japanese text (opening from left). Inside covers red-brown and white scalloped 'lacy' paper on Japanese text side. Opened on right reveals English text.

Wooden box with painted paper glued to exterior then covered with varnish. Bottom has green paper. Around the edges is a gold, black and red floral design band. Top has battle scene of men on horseback. The front and back sides have an image of a procession of men in the desert with hills, grass and background of houses and trees. The ends show a ruler sitting in a temple accompanied by ten attendants in tall black hats. All images are drawn flat. The men’s dress is simple, varying from long robes to short tunics and long boots. The men are shaved, bearded or mustached. Inside the box is lined with paper consisting of blue, silver and white floral print. Two black cloth straps hold the lid and are attached in place by thumb tacks. Adhered with tape are two handwritten notes on Darius and Horus.

A flat inverted u-shaped paper fan on a frame of very fine bamboo strips, which radiate from the centre of the flat edge around the handle. Top half of fan is red while lower half is light brown with a round medallion enclosing a red, green, and light brown swirl motif at the centre. Painted orange in half of a marquise shape around the handle. Orange area is surrounded with black paper. Straight handle of wood is split at one end for insertion of the fan and is painted black.