Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Front view is depicted of the figure which is made of cloth lightly padded to give a three-dimensional effect having each portion made of a separate piece of cloth with painted details. Hands are made of paper. Face is made of white silk. Figure's left hand is holding a plain folded fan. Wearing a light brown straight-sided hat with a flat crown, and a wide brim, a calf-length robe of grey silk tied at the upper right front with a ribbon of the same, loose grey trousers, light brown linen leggings, and low straw sandals. Two pieces of white flannel with light red-pink silk thread with a loop of the same at the top are sewn to the paper backing.

Trapezoid-shaped block of wood, hollowed out and re-closed on one side with a piece of fitted wood. There is a hole in the bottom of the base and at the curved end for sound. There is a hand grip carved into the wood at the end where the metal prongs are attached. Eight metal parallel prongs are held in place by a cross piece metal bar attached to the base by wire loops threaded and resting on a right angled strip of metal at one end, and a strip of wood at the other. There is a round metal sleeve on each prong. The strips of lightweight metal are wound around the base of each prong (or key) to act as resonators. The top face has a linear design burnt into the wood.

Folding fan with thirty-three inner ribs of split bamboo and two bamboo parent ribs. Covered with very light brown paper, painted on one side with a river scene including a boat with two figures, bamboo and trees. Two Japanese characters in black and a two character seal in red ink. Black plastic rivet.

Folding fan with eleven inner ribs of split bamboo and two bamboo parent ribs. Face, front and back, made of paper printed green streaked in silver on one side and painted with three ginko leaves(?) in gold on other side.

Folding fan with thirteen inner ribs of split bamboo and two bamboo parent ribs. Covered on both sides with paper, one side white with shiny surface, the other two-thirds orange and one-third white, painted in silver and black with design of birds and branches. White plastic rivet.

Rectangular box (part a) of lightweight, light coloured, unfinished wood. Inside the box, there is a rectangular green card, to which is fastened, with light red silk cord, a set of miniature figures made of plant fibre, clay, wood, metal and thread, and painted in polychrome. Figures include; clay farmhouse, maple tree, pine tree, temple, pagoda, torii, fence, bridge, two boats, lantern, two chickens, two cranes, crab, human figure on raft, human figure fishing, human figure walking, human figure carrying load, and donkey with burden. The lid (part b) is stored separately.

Figure representing a woman holding a baby her back on a flat backing of white paper. Front view is depicted of figure which is made of lightly padded cloth to give a three-dimensional effect having each portion made of a separate piece of cloth with painted details. Baby is wearing an olive green shirt and white trousers. Woman is wearing a short light red-pink cotton blouse tied with the same colour ribbon on the right side, an ankle-length purple cotton skirt fastened under the arms with ribbon of the same colour, white socks, and low orange shoes. Two pieces of white flannel hemmed in light red-pink silk are glued to the paper backing.

Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Front view is depicted of the figure which is made of cloth lightly padded to give a three-dimensional effect having each portion made of a separate piece of cloth wih painted details. Hands are made of paper. Face is made of white silk. Figure's left hand is holding a flat circular red, green, and yellow fan. Wearing a light green silk short blouse tied at the right front with a dark red ribbon while having cuffs of the same, a blue ankle-length silk skirt fastened under the arms with a white cotton ribbon, loose grey trousers, white socks, and low red shoes. Two pieces of blue and white flannel hemmed in light red-pink silk with a loop of the same at the top are sewn to the paper backing.

Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Front view is depicted of the figure which is made of cloth lightly padded to give a three-dimensional effect having each portion made of a separate piece of cloth wih painted details. Hands are made of paper. Face is made of white silk. Figure's left hand is holding a black, yellow, and red elliptical object on a handle. Wearing a yellow, and red bib, a short red silk blouse tied with a green ribbon, an ankle-length skirt of vertically ribbed white cotton fastened under the arms with a white ribbon, and low red shoes. Two pieces of white flannel hemmed in light red-pink silk with a loop of the same at the top are sewn to the paper backing.

Figure representing a person on a flat backing of white paper. Front view is depicted of the figure which is made of lightly padded cloth giving a three-dimensional effect having each portion made of a separate piece of cloth with painted details. Figure's left hand is made of paper. Face is made of white silk. Wearing a black silk head cover, a red silk jacket fastened with a 'gold' paper clasp, white cotton trousers tied with a dark blue ribbon, white socks, and low red shoes. Two pieces of white flannel hemmed in light red-pink silk with a loop of the same at the top are sewn to the paper backing.