Offering consisting of a pair of paper shoes with pointed toes joined at the heels by a length of twisted paper string. The shoes are off-white paper with uppers that have a floral design in metallic gold and blue paper on red card, and mottled blue insoles with metallic red and gold paper flowers at the heel end of the insoles.

Flat fan made of finely-split bamboo flaring out from its attachment point to a long wooden handle painted black. Perimeter of fan is circular except for the lower edge where the handle is attached, which is straight and at right angles to handle. Fan is covered with lacquered paper on both sides, patterned with a design of four triangles radiating from centre. The top triangle is black, the one where the handle attaches is smaller and yellow, and the two at the sides are red. The area where the triangles meet is covered with two swirls, one green and yellow. The area surrounding the handle on both sides is covered with a black paper cut, and the area immediately surrounding the handle is painted orange. The fan has a narrow edging of black paper. It is inserted into a split in the handle, which is shaped like a pointed oval where it covers the fan, which is attached with two rivets. Iconographic Meaning: The three swirls represent the “Tae-guk” symbol on the Korean flag, which stands for harmony. The rounded shape of the handle where the fan is inserted represents a peach, symbol of long life.

Flat fan made of finely-split bamboo flaring out from its attachment point to a long wooden handle painted black. Perimeter of fan is circular except for the lower edge where the handle is attached, which is straight and at right angles to handle. Fan is covered with lacquered paper with a design of three swirls converging at the centre, coloured red, green, and yellow. It has a narrow edging of black paper. The fan is inserted into a split in the handle, which is flat and shaped like a pointed oval where it covers the fan, which is attached with two rivets. The shape of the handle is repeated with an outline of orange paint on the fan.

Miniature bullock cart with functioning black-rimmed wheels, yoke with red and yellow cording, and a double-curved canopy.

Percussion instrument. Skin stretched over a turned, dark brown wooden base. The round base has a hollow, upward flaring, shape. Discs of shim brass at edges, to create more sounds. Skin is edged with tape and nailed.

Short shirt of yellow fine silk with outer front facings and wrist bands made of burgundy silk, fastened with ties of red silk, doubled and sewn on the inside. The left side laps over the right side to tie. Ties are attached with coarse stitches of green thread. Lining and neck facing are fine white ramie.

Child’s skirt “chima” opening at the back, made of four panels of fine red silk sewn with running stitches of white thread, pleated onto a white waistband with ties at each end, also of fine silk. It opens completely at the back. The upper edge of the silk is turned under to the inside to a width of about 8 cm., with the rough edge of the fabric unfinished. There is a mark in the shape of a rounded triangle on the left lower corner. The pleated fabric is pulled up in the upper left corner higher than the rest into the waistband, thus raising the corresponding corner.

Small wood carving of the torso and head of a man. Finely modelled face that has rounded, circular eyes surrounded by a carved tapering oval, a wide, triangular nose, bulbous cheeks, and a slightly parted mouth. Wearing a sectioned, rounded, peaked cap. Out stretched arms are nailed and glued to the body and appear to have been holding something (perhaps a paddle). Lower body cut off in a wedge shape. Two grooves in the side of the body (perhaps to secure figure in a model canoe).

Under-trousers of very fine white cotton fabric with a sheen. Pants are angled out from the waistband to the ankles. Body of pants is pleated onto a wide waistband opening at the back. At each side of the waistband opening is attached a narrower long tie. Pleats face towards the centre, front and back. Crotch is low, ending above the knees, and open. On each side of the crotch opening is sewn an additional panel, extending from the lower edge of the front of the waistband to each side of the back opening. Panels overlap where they are attached to the front of the waistband so that one inserts into the other. The inner seams of the legs below the panels form convex curves, so that the pants are narrower at the ankles.

Under-trousers of lightweight fine white ramie. Pants are angled out from the waistband to the ankles. Body of pants is pleated onto a wide waistband, opening at the back. At each side of the waistband opening is attached a narrower long tie. Pleats face towards centre, front and back. Back opening extends down the inside of each leg to about the knee.