Round tray with bamboo strips glued vertically on sides. Interior (bottom) is brown and sides are black.

Pair of lamps. Shades are octagonal shape in cross-section; white silk stretched between black lacquered ribs. Front portion has floral designs painted in gold, black, and pink on white ground.

Cube-shaped lantern with paper on a wooden frame (part a). Top is open and has carrying handle attached. Side has one sliding panel. A cover (part b) with carved motifs of sun and moon slides directly over lantern to block out excess light. Red and black.

Cube-shaped lantern with paper on a wooden frame (part a). Top is open and has handle attached to it. Side has one sliding panel. A cover (part b) with carved motifs of the sun and moon slides directly over lantern to block out excess light. Lantern: ecru-coloured paper and red lacquer with a black base. Cover: black lacquer. Label reads "Made in Japan."

Sake container (a) with tapering cylinder shape and two arms that protrude upwards that are joined by a crossbar that acts as a handle. The container is also held together with four bands of twisted bamboo, two at the top edge, and two at the base. A stopper (b), also a tapering cylinder, fits into a hole in the the lid (part c). Reddish-brown finish overall.

Sake container (a) with cylindrical shape but tapered from top to bottom. The top has two arms that protrude upwards joined by a crossbar for a handle, and a stopper (b) that fits into a hole in the top surface near the edge. It is covered in dark grey-green lacquer with red lacquer on the top surface and inner surfaces of the arms as well as the sides of the stopper.

Sake container (a) with a cylindrical shape that tapers slightly from top to base and two protruding arms that are joined with a crossbar for a handle. Six twisted bamboo bands secure the staves, two near the top and four at the bottom. The top (c) has a stopper (b) that fits into a hole near the edge. Stained reddish-brown with black painted Japanese characters on the outside of each arm. Painted with a red band across the top. The base (d) is loose in the container.

Sake container (a) with cylindrical shape but tapered from top to bottom. The top has two arms that protrude upwards joined by a crossbar for a handle, and a stopper (b) that fits into a hole in the top surface near the edge. It is covered in dark grey-green lacquer with red lacquer on the top surface and inner surfaces of the arms as well as the sides of the stopper.

Seated god dressed in orange robe with two shades of blue with gold. Base is black, gold and white. The paint is flaking off. Tienjin-sama, god of letters.

Square shaped tray with rounded edges that flare slightly upwards. Gold irises and green leaf designs are on a white "crackled" background. Bottom of the tray is black. Edge of tray is gold.