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A very long cylindrical hairpin made of brass with a dragon head at one end. Long cylinder tapers to a point at the end opposite the dragon head. Head is much larger than the diameter of the pin and has many added details such as scales behind the head, a forward-facing flat flame-like projection on top of the head, moulded eyes, a nose, a mouth, added whiskers, a small beard, and long trailing ear-like strands. Mouth, and side panels are inlaid with red enamel, and there is an empty round hole at the front of the mouth.
Painted dance mask with twig headdress and cedar bark fringe. Mask has a very bulbous black forehead with white painted ridge above and below curving eyebrow band. Eyes are close to nose with round hole outlined in white and enclosed by a black eye-shape. A blue contoured teardrop shape expands out on both sides surrounded by a white band. Large hooked nose with white tip and curving band dividing the black top from the red bottom and extending to corners of mouth. Very large triangular nostrils on underside of nose. Tip of nose meets large rounded chin. Deep-set mouth is slightly opening showing 2 rows of even white teeth. Red curving, contoured split u-shapes on cheeks. There is a lip around outside of mask, painted with large blue circles. The areas between are natural cedar. Three partially red painted fir boughs (without needles) are mounted into metal springs in the top of the mask, 2 with masking tape and one with leather. White ostrich feathers are attached by white thread at 5 places and around cedar bark tuff at top front. Tuff is braided to sides. Cedar bark fringe on top back is loosely tied together with white string dyed brown. The string end has passed through hole on side where leather thong is tied. Thong also ties on opposite side and at top, centre. Thong is looped at centre back. Bottom cedar bark fringe is attached to bottom of mask with string which is loosely tied across fringe in 2 rows. Cedar bark strands alternate between natural and red dyed. Inside of mask is partially covered with red sprayed paint.
White bodied porcelain plate on low single ring foot; plate is round and concave. On underside are painted in underglaze blue, 1 of the 8 Chinese treasures (stone chimes), painted 3 times, alternating with 1 of 8 Buddhist emblems (conch shell). On upper surface is central floral design surrounded by ring of alternating triangles filled with flowers. Remaining surface is covered with 3 rows of medallions with flowers, phoenixes and dogs. All in light and dark blue, red-orange, blue-green, light purple and light orange. 2 character mark 'Tsuji sei'.
Square, slightly concave cloisonne enamel plate with brass rim. Underside is covered in solid dark green enamel with exposed square brass foot. Upper side is covered with multi-coloured flower design with different types of flowers on each side and a central cluster of six flowers surrounded by green leaves. Background is white; exposed wires are brass.
Vertical rim has border with three blue, red and gold floral motifs alternating with blue and gold crosshatch design. Body of bowl has wide band containing three red medallions with blue and gold flowers. Three smaller gold medallions with white centre and red and gold floral motifs. Light green and light brown woven pattern fills remaining space. Centre of dish is white with outer blue notched ring containing lion and floral motif. Pattern of wide band is repeated in outside of bowl body. Blue and white patterned band on lower outer body; two blue rings on outer foot; one on inside of foot. Green, light brown and gold overglazed.
Vertical rim has border with three blue, red and gold floral motifs alternating with blue and gold crosshatch design. Body of bowl has wide band containing three red medallions with blue and gold flowers. Three smaller gold medallions with white centre and red and gold floral motifs. Light green and light brown woven pattern fills remaining space. Centre of dish is white with outer blue notched ring containing lion and floral motif. Pattern of wide band is repeated on outside of bowl body. Blue and white band on lower outer body; two blue rings on outer foot; one on inside of foot. Green, light brown and gold overglazed.
Fan shaped dish, ribbed body, and scalloped upper edge. Six red and white floral medallions alternate with blue and white crosshatch design to form border. Landscape scene with bamboo trees, leaf and bird motifs are over glazed on enamel; green, red, light purple. Three blue rings on foot; two on outside one on inside. One blue ring on inner edge of outer body with five blue bat motifs. On centre of base blue underglaze maker's mark.
Square, slightly concave cloisonne enamel plate with bronze rim. Underside is covered in solid, slightly speckled dull finished blue/green enamel, with single ring foot of bronze. Upper surface has design of 3 bunches of flowers (red, yellow, and light red, all mixed with white) one above the other, with green leaves, the lowest being next to an irregular brown, grey, and light purple shape. All are on black background through which are scattered brass zigzag wires.
Box (a) with lid (b) shaped like a rectangular cube with rounded corners. Box is 2/3 of height; lid the remaining 1/3. Inside is enamelled dark green; underside a slightly lighter green. At centre of underside is brass wire circle with 4 u-shaped wires inside. Edges of box and all exposed wires are brass. Sides of box and lid have red, light red, and orange flowers on green ground with wires in irregular scroll patterns. Along lower edge of box sides are 2 rows of alternating blue half circles. On top of lid, clustered in one corner, is design of morning glories and other flowers with leaves in polychrome on yellow ground.
A pair (parts a-b) of matching buckles which interlock. Each is circular with a convex front surface. The back is silver with an attached slightly-raised bar, 4 cm. long. At the edge of each buckle, there is a loop in the shape of a flattened 'u'. The loop on one piece (part a) is 1.4 cm. wide, and is bent at almost ninety degrees. The loop on the other piece (part b) is 0.7cm. wide, and is bent under to form a hook. The front surface of each is covered in shiny dark blue enamel, on which, there is painted a dragon in gold with touches of white and red.