Painted gourd dish. Dish is light with a very thin wall, oblong in shape at the rim, with a slightly concave area at the shoulder on one side. From a rounded bottom the dish flares toward the mouth. Vessel is painted a shiny black on both interior and exterior, with an incised decoration in a wide strip around the lip. Pattern is sets of concentric triangles, alternating points up and down. The decoration is unpainted, and left a raw light brown.

Painted gourd dish. Large, deep dish is light with a very thin wall, with an irregular shape at the rim. From a rounded bottom the dish flares widely toward the mouth. Vessel is painted a shiny black on both interior and exterior, with an incised decoration in a wide strip around the midpoint. Pattern is sets of concentric circles, cut in half, lining the top and bottom of the strip on its interior, with diagonal lines cutting through to their midpoints. The decoration is unpainted, and left a raw light brown.

Painted gourd dish. Dish is light with a very thin wall, oblong in shape at the rim, with a slightly concave area at the shoulder on one side. From a rounded bottom the dish flares widely toward the mouth. Vessel is painted a shiny black on both interior and exterior, with an incised decoration in a wide strip around the midpoint. Pattern is sets of concentric circles, cut in half, lining the top and bottom of the strip on its interior, with diagonal lines cutting through to their midpoints. The decoration is unpainted, and left a raw light brown.

Painted gourd dish. Dish is light with a very thin wall, oblong in shape at the rim, with a slightly concave area at the shoulder on one side. From a rounded bottom the dish flares widely toward the mouth. Vessel is painted a shiny black on both interior and exterior, with an incised decoration in a wide strip around the rim. Pattern is sets of concentric circles, cut in half, lining the top and bottom of the strip on its interior, with diagonal lines cutting through to their midpoints. The decoration is unpainted, and left a raw light brown.

Painted gourd dish. Dish is light with a very thin wall, shallow, and of an oblong shape. From a rounded bottom the dish flares widely toward the rim. Vessel is painted a shiny black on both interior and exterior, with an incised decoration in a wide strip around the rim. Pattern is sets of concentric circles, cut in half, lining the top and bottom of the strip on its interior, with diagonal lines cutting through to their midpoints. The decoration is unpainted, and left a raw light brown.

Painted gourd cup. Cup is light with a very thin wall, tall and relatively narrow. Bottom is round, and mouth angles in slightly. Vessel is painted a shiny black on both interior and exterior, with an incised decoration in a wide strip around the midpoint. Pattern is sets of concentric circles, cut in half, lining the top and bottom of the strip on its interior, with diagonal lines cutting through to their midpoints. The decoration is unpainted, and left a raw light brown.

Long beaded fragment (part a) on fibre strand consisting predominantly of white beads and interspersed with red and blue beads. Fragments of brown-orange gourd fruit from largest to smallest (part b, c, d, e, f, and g).

Gourd incense container. Undecorated gourd is round and squat, dark orange in colour, with a woven cord looped several times around the neck and secured by knots incorporating a small ivory ring. Cord is held in place by black threads that cross on the container’s bottom and are tied around the cord in four places. A second cord is looped around the first on the container’s shoulder and is fitted through a ring in the ivory stopper which closes the container at top. Cord is then tied around a large ivory ring with Japanese characters inscribed on both sides and filled with a dark pigment. Part b is a carrying bag in dark purple silk with a tan coloured floral motif on front and drawstring closure.

Gourd bottle with cover. Undecorated drinking gourd for carrying sake is tall, bulbous on bottom, elongated on upper portion, with a rounded lip surrounding the mouth at top. Patina is a dark orange with a high shine. A lighter orange cord is wrapped several times around the waist of the vessel, with trailing end holding a small, yellow wooden stopper by its loop. Part b is a silk carrying bag, rounded at bottom, dark purple on the outside, and black on the interior. A purple-brown drawstring closes the bag at neck. Part c is a small wooden tile with a fine orange cord attached through a hole at top. On one side are Japanese characters written in ink, and on the other is a small pencil drawing of the gourd.

Gourd bottle with cover. Drinking gourd for carrying sake is tall, bulbous on bottom and elongated on top with a neck curving slightly off centre. A small wooden stopper fits inside the mouth. Vessel's patina is a dark orange with a high shine. A light green cord is wrapped three times around the neck of the gourd, with trailing end holding the stopper through a ring in its top, and continuing on to wrap around a large wooden ring. Part b is a square of silk cloth with a pattern of oak leaves in green and grey on a cream background. Cloth is lined with undecorated cream silk.