Stoneware figure of a standing man; arms at sides, hands curved around stomach. Face consists of incised eyes, a pointed nose and open mouth; moustache, eyebrows and pupils are painted on. Man has dark brown bangs and side burns; incised lines throughout hair. Figure is wearing a hooded parka, short pants, mittens and tall boots. Parka and pants are dark blue; boots and mittens are dark brown. Parka cuffs and hood opening are trimmed with light grey and dark pink; bottom of parka trimmed in dark pink with yellow spots. Figure is hollow; face and base are unglazed. Unsigned.

Stoneware figure of a bird with outstretched wings; two chicks huddled under each wing. Each bird has large carved circles on either side of their face, imitating eyes; beaks are coloured dark brown with rounded tips. All birds have rounded feet with incised lines along the bottom edges, imitating claws. Small tail protrudes from back centre of bird, with lines incised throughout, imitating feathers. Spirals and semi-circles incised along bottom edge on back of bird, imitating ends of feathers. Figure is hollow with an open base. Exterior decorated with speckled glaze; interior undecorated. Artist signature incised along bottom edge of interior.

Stoneware figure of a small upright seal. Face consists of incised circular eyes and a mouth. Foreflippers are wrapped around front of body. Figure is solid and base is unglazed; rest of seal is red-orange with dark yellow undertones and dark brown speckles throughout. Unsigned.

Stoneware figure of a seal, lying on its stomach. Face consists of protruding circular eyes, snout with imprinted dots throughout, and an open frowning mouth; snout and eyes are painted black. Small foreflippers held against sides of rotund body, large hind flippers extend straight out from back; lines incised along edges of all, imitating digits. Rounded, cone-shaped tail protrudes from between hind flippers. Figure is hollow and base is unglazed; rest of seal is grey-blue with black speckles and highlights throughout. Artist initials incised on base; four holes poked into base above signature.

Small glazed vase with narrow neck and opening. The glaze ranges from beige to dark brown, with the dark brown toward the shoulder and neck; the glaze extends inside to cover the opening. The base is mostly unglazed. The vase has been slightly flattened to form three sides; each side has thicker lines of beige on it. Unsigned.

Sculptural vase with large, oval-shaped body. It has a thick-lipped mouth and cylindrical neck, that flares into a rounded shoulder. Vase has a bulbous stem that slopes into a flat, circular base. Sculpture is glazed. Opening and neck are light green with wavy and dotted, vertical lines incised throughout. Between the neck and shoulder is an unglazed band of pink and yellow clay, covering the seam. Shoulder is light pink and covered in matching spikes. Along the bottom edge of the shoulder are moulded flowers, done in dark purple-pink. Body is dark yellow with identical flowers protruding throughout. Stem and foot are dark brown and have dark purple-pink spikes across them. Artist mark stamped on base.

Small container with rectangular opening and circular base (part a), with a separate lid (part b). Each edge of the container opening has a semi-circular indent in the centre. Sides of container have large imprinted semi-circles, extending from the top edge to the middle of the body. All are coloured a metallic grey-brown, from raku firing. All other parts of exterior are glazed. Bottom edges of semi-circles are coloured red-brown. Rest of body is a dark olive green. Artist signature on base. Lid (part b) has a rectangular base and rounded top. Protruding semi-circles in centres of each edge, fitting into indents along top of container. Bottom half of lid is unglazed and coloured a light grey. Three lightly incised lines border edges. Top is glazed and plain white. Interior of container and lid are metallic grey.

Four-legged rectangular container (part a) with triangular prism-shaped lid (part b); both are painted black with additional decorations overtop. Sides and ends of the container have identical designs. Each end has a yellow “U” shape bordering the bottom edge and sides, with black lines throughout. In centre is a rounded, beige rectangle, with a black line in the middle. Rows of green dots border top and bottom of the rectangle. Each side has beige rectangles, along the left and right edges, that have columns of black “L” shapes inside them. There are two rows of large green dots in the middle. All sides are glazed, interiors are unglazed. Base of container is unpainted and unglazed. Legs are decorated with white, yellow and orange polka dots. Artist signature on base. The lid (part b) has an extended lip and interior ridge, that fits into the container body. Along the top of the lid are curved and angular protrusions, with a pentagon-like shape in the centre. All are painted orange and have white dots throughout. The sides and ends of the lid have identical designs. Each end has an orange “O” shape in the bottom centre. The left and right sides are bordered with rows of small green dots. Each side has a central design of a wide, curved yellow line with orange diagonal lines throughout. In the bottom left and right corners are beige squares, with black diagonal lines across them. The top edge is trimmed with green triangles, the sides are covered with green dots.

Rounded rectangular container with four short feet (part a) and separate lid (part b). Both components have a rough texture and are mottled. Colours range from maroon, dark purple to dark orange. Base of container has swirls of metallic greys, blues and greens. Interiors of both are dark grey with silver sheens. Lip of container has a sloped edge. Along the opening there are two triangular protrusions. Seam along back left corner. Small green felt pads are attached to the curved feet. Artist signature on base. Lid (part b) curves upwards, towards the right end, and has long sides. Two triangular indents along bottom edge, fitting over the protrusions along the top edge of the container. Short “U” shaped handle in centre of lid. Handle is hand-moulded.

Shiwan style pottery figure of Su Wu, the faithful diplomat of the Han Dynasty who was forced to become a sheep herder, wearing long flowing robes glazed in a copper-red plum glaze, with a wood staff and long white beard. He has a small white ram at his feet and a long cord of shells wrapped around the top of his staff. Figure is hollow. Interior has impressed artist mark and is inscribed with the artist’s signature.