Humanoid mask with protruding brow, short nose, large rectangular eye holes, a circular white protrusion on either side of the face and a rectangular mouth with jagged white teeth. Face is covered in long, overlapped sections of copper. Three long, braided, sections of raffia dangle from the chin, each having a large brown wicker-like ball strung on it--the same brown balls cover the top of the mask.

Plain copper bangle-like bracelet with a small opening for the wrist.

Plain copper bangle-like bracelet with a small opening for the wrist.

Plain copper bangle-like bracelet with a small opening for the wrist.

Human face mask with copper eyebrows, ovoid eyes broadly outlined with white paint, a large nose and teeth showing in an open mouth with wide lips.

Four lobed form with a hammered background. Nakago ana adjusted with chiseling and metal insert; open kodzuka and kogai. Front: man with copper hands and feet, gold belt, sits at right holding a copper fishing pole; his head is turned over his shoulder to a tree growing up the right side, branches spread over the top . Back: one tree branch incised at the bottom.

Oval-shaped metal sword guard with triangular hole at centre, three-lobed hole to one side, and ovoid hole to the other side. Low relief design of landscape with monkeys in mountain caves at bottom on face, and one monkey in a mountain cave with only head and arm showing on reverse. Copper and gold inlaid elements ? in design. Signed on seppa dai; open kodzuka and kogai.

Circular, metal sword guard with triangular hole at centre, ovoid hole to one side, and three-lobed hole to other side. Low relief openwork design depicting a man holding a pike, with copper face inlaid and robe patterned with gold overlaid in zigzags, waves, pinetrees, mountain forms overlaid with gold lines, and a pagoda which is similarly overlaid. The reverse displays back views of all of the motifs seen on the front, and characters are incised on the back of the seppa dai. Nakago ana adjusted with metal inserts. Open kodzuka and kogai. Characters incised on seppa dai.

Oval metal sword guard. Guard is smooth and has a patina; polished shakudo seppa dai; open kodzuka and kogai. Front: man in sunken relief sitting right centre under a tree. He has face of inlaid copper, hat, sleeve, and knee of overlaid gold. He is reaching toward head of a writhing fish-dragon gazing up at him. The fish dragon's body is coiled and reappears at the top of the guard. Back: incised cloud forms with touches of gold overlay.

Four-lobed form with irregularly hammered background. Has an overall patina; nakago ana has chiseling and copper insert for adjustment to the blade; open kodzuka, no kogai. Front: at bottom in high relief a leopard looks upward to a bamboo in low relief growing up the right side and across the top; leaves overlaid with gold. Back: at bottom centre, several broad curved gouges and a series of dots suggest leopard's claw and pad marks; two gold and copper spots inlaid.