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Bundle of plain, beige-white inner bark strips. Bundle is tied with clear, red and blue plastic straps. A large white hanging paper tag with red and blue characters printed on both sides is attached.
Paper book of an assortment of paper napkins. Book has "New Samples" across the front in dark blue, over light blue ground with tan shapes. Inside are seventeen large and nineteen small napkins. All have fancy border designs in polychrome.
Book of grass cloth wallpaper samples; handmade samples are woven in different widths and textures and dyed in various colours. Cover is made of gold colour paper.
Various prints (parts a-e) showing court ladies, dancers and actresses dressed in elaborate traditional robes predominant colours are red, green, yellow, gold, and black on a silver ground. Part g is a booklet that has the following inscription on the front cover: " EXPLANATION of Historically Depicted Japanese Women." Japanese characters follow the inscription. Near the bottom the following inscription reads: " Series 1 Kyoto Hanga In Co., 1954." Part h is the portfolio the prints are housed in. The portfolio is light brown with black writing on the front. It is held closed by two black coloured ribbons.
Green silk hanging scroll depicting a large tiger (forequarters view). Colours are beige, brown and black. Bottom of scroll is attached to an ivory baton. Top of scroll is attached to a wooden scroll bar strung with patterned string for hanging.
Volume I, titled "Heaven", of a three volume set (with N2.1130, N2.1132). The volume has eight prints that illustrate various arts. All are wood block printed in basic colours of orange, black, green, white, and gold. Some pages are detached from the binding. Each print is preceded by a title page with central Japanese characters indicating what is depicted in the print. Translations are in pencil below these characters. The first print (part a) depicts five men working on a Buddha inside a building. The second (part b) depicts three men making umbrellas. The next (part c) shows a man making writing brushes in sides and a man outside using a switch on a hide. The fourth (part d) depicts four men and one woman ? making armour. Following this print is an image of people involved in the paper-making process with stacks of books and scrolls on shelves behind them (part h). The next print (part e) depicts six women spinning thread. Another, (part f) depicts three men and three women dying banners. The last print (part g) depicts four men and two women making clothes out of leather.
Horizontal box-like lantern (part a) with two-legged stand (parts b-d). Lantern consists of ecru-coloured paper stretched across top three sides, with horizontal strips of wood running from end to end across the sides.
Three-masted schooner on a green sea. Two main masts have four sails each with a blue flag in front and an orange-red flag at back. Two triangular sails in front of the main masts are angled and attached to the front mast. Back mast has a sail on one side. Sides are decorated with gold-coloured dots.
A boat with a dragon figurehead at the front. Dragon has an open red and gold-coloured mouth, a whisker curled back at each side, and two branches protruding upward and forward behind its gold -coloured and black painted eyes. Two masts, both of which have a four-tiered sail, however, with an orange-red flag in front and a blue flag in back.
Red and gold Daruma doll. Face in light pink with black accents. Eyes are painted in with black and surrounded by gold.