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Bronze cup with a flat base; pear-shaped body widens markedly toward top; no neck; flat, everted rim; flat, narrow ribbon handle rises well above level of mouth and is attached to rim and lower portion of body. Base badly corroded.
Round, bronze bowl with dark dull patina merging to black on underside; surface rough in some places. Flat base, on 3 feet like clam shells; straight sides, rounded and flaring out near mouth with rim turned outward. Horizontal loop handles in wave-like design set below rim. Turning marks are visible on inner surface; mended break below one handle near base. On outer surface below rim is a band of leiwan pattern, enclosed by heavy bands, below which are 8 floral-appearing tao-t'ieh motifs. Mark in 3 Chinese seal characters 'Made by Song Eun'.
Seal made of a single piece of bronze; rectangular shape with rounded corners and a handle in the shape of a grass-roofed gabled house; open on three sides with human figure inside. Bronze has orange-brown patina; remains of red ink in incised characters. Characters--written in clear regular style--are 'long life and abundance' (ju and fuku).
A small circular bronze mirror with ten Chinese (?) character seals on one side of the circumference of the reflecting surface while the other side has a Korean (?) building with a leaf pattern around the edge and three leaves under the building. At the centre of the building, there is hemispheric handle through which there is threaded a knotted white cotton cord.
Bronze representation of a Northwest Coast human face mask, attached at a 45 degree angle to a black with white speckled stone base by two bronze screws located on either side of chin; screws fit into holes drilled into base; hammered finish; uneven dark patination. Face is finely defined except eyes, brows clearly delineated, convex eyes, flat nose with defined nostrils; prominent mouth with continuous lip band. On reverse, signed J. David.
Bronze oinochoe with a flat, slightly raised ring base. Neck is separated from body by a marked shoulder. Short, narrow neck; large, flaring trefoil mouth. Large, narrow, concave handle curves inwards above rim before falling vertically to shoulder; terminates at base.
Hollow sheet bronze figure, filled with clay(?), base closed with sheet of same metal fastened with tabs and sealed clay. Male figure is seated cross-legged on double lotus base, hands in lap, palms up, right hand over left with thumbs touching; smiling with eyes open. Yellow-brown patina; face, feet hands and elaborate headdress are gilded. Headdress, earrings and draperies are from separate pieces of bronze stapled to figure. Back of headdress is painted red and blue; red and green paint in circles represent jewels. One drapery is detached; headdress is bent.
Anklet of irregular shaped bronze (?) beads threaded together tightly on a strand of twisted cotton threads.
Anklet of irregular shaped bronze (?) beads threaded together tightly on a strand of twisted cotton threads.
Round, flat metal mirror with a flat, rectangular handle. Silver on one side; the other side is bronze decorated with a border of clouds; landscape at bottom near handle; centre landscape has water, tortoise, mountain, chrysanthemums and a pine tree; two circular lines surround the landscape; calligraphy at side on left translates as "Fujiwara Mitsumasa." Mirror is meant to go with Ed5.2889 d.