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Large, red, baluster-shaped vase with three panels of figures (a). One scene is of a battle between horsemen. Another is of an emperor resting in his palace balcony flanked by servants. Last scene is of emperor and courtiers in a landscape setting. The whole vase is decorated with designs of cicadae key designs, scrolls and arabesques. All in relief on red lacquer. Vase rests on circular wooden stand with five feet (b).
Pair of red, gourd-shaped vases (a-b) with lids (c-d) in the form of a stem with large, golden leaves. Each vase has two sets of curvilinear handles protruding from opposite sides. White jade gourds, crests and arabesque designs in relief decorate the entire surface. Predominant colours are red, gold and white.
Wooden vase with rounded shoulder and base and eight lobed segments. Decorated with gold lacquered birds and chrysanthemums with glass ? inset at the centres of each flower. Motifs of lotus, cranes, and fish are engraved on the top of the brass cover. Two pink and off-white blossoms, one green seed pod, four green lotus leaves, and one green arrow-shaped leaf, each with a long and bumbpy stem, are inserted into holes in the covering, and fit into holes on the inside bottom of the base.
Ink holder (a) carved from ivory with an elongated, slightly curved handle, a bowl with a metal dish insert (b), and a lid that covers the bowl. A dragon and cloud pattern motif is incised into the handle on both sides, and four Chinese characters are incised into the top of the lid with a leaf border around the bowl. the designs are emphasized with black pigment (?).
Metal piece with an open bracelet shape that is oval. Design consists of three sets of narrow horizontal bands crossing the vertical bands that run curvi-linear along the oval shape. Cire-perdue method of casting.
Armband composed of copper wire bent into a c shape with a single strand hammered faceted knob at each end.
Arm ornament, or bracelet, composed of alternating copper and tin bands twisted together and finished with tin knobs on each end.
Four manillas. C-shaped, round metal bands, with flattened, circular ends. Parts a-b are both greenish, but part a is slightly bigger than part b. Parts c-d are both brown, but part c is slightly smaller than part d.
Ornament made of wood with wopper wire bent into an undulating meander and inlaid into the surface in four bands on the curved outer surface.
Large gourd bowl with thick edges and a piece of wood inserted on top of which there are two holes. In the center are "piano strings" consisting of eight strips of metal.