Gouache paint on paper. Image shows fifteen squares, delineated by orange lines and with a dark yellow background. Inside each square is a man (likely saints), in frontal view, upper body and head. Large eyes are prominent in the bearded face, right hands are raised, and left hands hold a book. All wear a robe in either orange, green or grey-green, some with stripes, and have a halo surrounding their heads.

Carved wooden Noh mask of “Yakan”. Deeply carved face with two horns, a large lump on its forehead, and a wide mouth with gold fangs. Painted with straggly hair and whiskers, and its large eyes are gold. The skin is a greyish-taupe colour and the lips are red. There is a dark purple cord on the back of the mask attached through small holes at each side. There are holes carved in the eyes, nostrils and mouth. The back of the mask is dark brown wood stamped with the maker’s mark. Part b is a tan fabric bag for part a, decorated with silk embroidery in various shades of green, orange and gold. The inside of the bag is white fabric, with black ink Japanese characters written on the flap. The white ties on the bag also have black Japanese characters and a small red maker’s mark. In addition to the fabric ties there is a flexible paper strip which also has Japanese characters inscribed on it.

Carved wooden Noh mask of “Ko-tobide”. Deeply carved face with two bulging gold eyes, and a wide mouth showing teeth. Painted with straggly hair, moustache and eyebrows. The skin is a greyish-peach colour and the lips are red. There is a dark purple cord on the back of the mask attached through small holes at each side. There are holes carved in the eyes, nostrils and mouth. The back of the mask is dark brown wood stamped with the maker’s mark. Part b is a light green fabric bag for part a, decorated with embroidery in various shades of green and brown. The inside of the bag is white fabric, with black ink Japanese characters. The white ties on the bag also have black Japanese characters written on them and a small red maker’s mark. In addition to the fabric ties there is a flexible paper strip which also has Japanese characters inscribed on it.

Carved wooden Noh mask of “Shakumi”. Painted with black hair and faint eyebrows. The skin is beige-white, the teeth are black, the lips are red. There is a dark purple cord on the back of the mask attached through small holes at the temples. There are holes carved in the eyes, mouth, and nostrils. The back of the mask is dark brown wood stamped with the maker’s mark. Part b is a dark brown fabric bag for part a, decorated with a pattern of birds and flowers in blue, brown and gold. The inside is white fabric, written on with black ink Japanese characters. The bag has white ties, and there is a strip of flexible paper tied to one, which is inscribed with Japanese characters.

Carved wooden Noh mask of “Magojiro”. Painted with black hair and faint eyebrows. The skin is painted white and light grey, the teeth are black, its lips are red. There is a dark purple cord on the back of the mask attached through small holes at the temples. There are holes carved in the eyes, and nostrils. The back of the mask is dark brown wood stamped with the maker’s mark. Part b is a taupe fabric bag for part a, decorated with a floral pattern in orange, yellow, green, pink and white. The inside of the bag is white fabric, written on with black ink Japanese characters. The white ties on the bag also have black Japanese characters written on them and a small red maker’s mark. The bag has white ties, with a strip of flexible paper tied to one which is also inscribed with Japanese characters.

Golden paper fan enclosed in a shaped wooden frame with glass. Imagery painted on the fan depicts two women in a garden with part of a house in the background; red and black characters in the upper left corner.

Golden paper fan enclosed in a shaped wooden frame with glass. Painted on the fan is a scene of two women underneath a banana tree; black characters in the upper left corner.

The paper is tan. The ink is black and red.

The paper is white. The ink is black and red.

The paint is black, red, green, yellow, blue, and gray.