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Drop spindle with brown stained wooden shaft which gradually thickens from each end toward a clay whorl placed 3.5 cm from lower end. Spindle holds spun natural brown, short staple cotton with raw cotton ball attached.
Drop spindle consisting of a brown stained wooden shaft tapered at one end, with clay whorl placed 5.5 cm from lower end. Holds spun white cotton with raw cotton ball attached.
Red-brown jug with trumpet mouth, single handle and black designs. The jug is made with fine-grained clay with a large quantity of white limestone particles, a few dark grits and a small amount of fine silver mica. The body is round with a flat bottom. The neck is long and narrow with a handle ridge midway. The trumpet mouth has a wide and splayed rim. The vertical handle is attached to ridge and rounded shoulder. The paint is black, thin, matte paint. The black designs feature five bands on neck, five narrow bands around centre and a swastika on the shoulder. There is also paint on the shoulder and lip.
Clay pot with bulbous sides, rounded base, wide mouth, flaring rim. Punched geometric design encircles pot at shoulder above all-over corn cob pattern. Black interior and exterior with patches of light brown, especially at base.
Ceramic pot on 3 short (0.7cm.) legs, badly broken into 6 pieces, with additional piece, lid and tip of spout missing. Repaired with dark yellow glue. Squat spherical shape with spout affixed to one side and 2 triangular lugs, one above and behind spout and the other opposite. Pot has white body, and white lightly crackled glaze, painted underglaze with light blue/green around spout and lugs; dark blue on each side in pattern of y shapes enclosed by 2 vertical lines enclosing 3 x's. Same design incised on body. Rough blue line around top and bottom of pot, also incised. Glaze inside.
Ceramic pot on 3 short (0.6cm.) legs, broken into 8 pieces, with other pieces and lid missing. Repaired with dark yellow glue. Squat spherical shape, wider at bottom, with tapered spout at one side and two triangular lugs (one broken), one above and behind spout, the other opposite. White crackled glaze, roughly painted underglaze with light blue/green around lugs and spout and with dark blue on each side in pattern of 2 x's enclosing y. V-shaped areas of pattern filled in with yellow/brown and parallel incised lines. Rough blue line round top and bottom of pot, each over 2 parallel incised lines. Glazed inside.
Ceramic jar with thick very light brown body, broken at neck. Neck has corkscrew groove on inside. Jar is round in horizontal cross-section with nearly spherical body on raised single foot, with narrower neck. Heavy grey/white glaze, crackled, painted underglaze with 5 irregular blue bands, the centre band is much wider (2cm.) with a strip of yellow in the middle and irregular short incised or impressed vertical and diagonal lines. Inside is unglazed.
Male samurai figure (part a) seated on horse (part b) with one arm perpendicular to body, holding a rattan staff (part c) with his right hand. Left arm rests near long curved sword, attached to waist with silk cord. Quiver with five arrows on back. Figure made of straw, has white ceramic face and black fibre wig, dressed in gold silk brocade, with armour of gold coloured metal lamellae laced with red and pale blue silk and brown leather. Horse (part b) of paper mache(?) is covered in imitation grey fur. Brown glass eyes. Reins of purple and white diagonal striped silk, bridle and long body fringe of red silk, saddle of leather, lacquer, silk and fur.
Hollow ceramic of grey low-fired clay with rough micaceous inclusions. Crusted dark to light buff patina or slip. Rough neck bottom. Raised ovoid eyes, mouth, and nostrils are perforated. Slight chin. Head is severely convex and the forehead sweeps back. Back of the head is flattened and has three eyebrow-shaped ridges on each side. Ridges for eyebrows and a knob in the centre of the forehead. Knob on top of head has hole in the centre and four petal shapes around the base.
Rectangular box (part a) of lightweight, light coloured, unfinished wood. Inside the box, there is a rectangular green card, to which is fastened, with light red silk cord, a set of miniature figures made of plant fibre, clay, wood, metal and thread, and painted in polychrome. Figures include; clay farmhouse, maple tree, pine tree, temple, pagoda, torii, fence, bridge, two boats, lantern, two chickens, two cranes, crab, human figure on raft, human figure fishing, human figure walking, human figure carrying load, and donkey with burden. The lid (part b) is stored separately.