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Brown double reed whistle that is rectangular in cross section and comes to a tapering end. Bound in beige gauze around near the wider end and in brown twine in two sections, both near the middle. Paper is placed along the sides in between the holes. While the wider end is solid, there are two hollows through the smaller end where there is a taper cut square hole nearby at either side.
Rectangular sheet of light brown fabric with a repeating printed image of a black Northwest coast style bear imposed over uneven blue geometric shapes. Paper tag attached.
Set of three brushes: a-b) two brushes with wide off-white bristles (the bristles of part a are stained light pink), a black wood ferrule with incised lines that tapers towards the cylindrical bamboo handle that has a piece of paper with a printed image of a bird and Chinese characters and a length of twined and knotted fibre threaded through a hole in the handle near the end; c) a brush with short black bristles, a cylindrical bamboo handle with a black end and a short loop of woven black fibre attached to the end. Each brush has incised characters on the handle shaft near the end: the lettering on parts a and b are in red, and on part c it is in black.
Screen with black lacquered wooden frame and two arched feet. At the centre of the screen is a circular panel with embroidered cherry blossoms in grey, white and black on beige ground over which are three evenly spaced vertical screens with black laquered wood grid frames with a grey silk screen behind each. The central panel is framed by a gold leather textured paper with a band of floral patterned silk in shades of pink and grey on light pink. The reverse is finished with a panel of the same floral silk with a separate border of this silk joined at the seam with off-white woven ribbon.
Set of five bookmarks (parts a-e), with landscape scenes on the bottom left side and black characters on the top right side, packed in a paper envelope (part f). Part a shows a river bend with a tree in the foreground; it has a pink ribbon; part b shows a yellow and red building complex; it has a purple ribbon; part c shows a seascape with a downward tapering object in the foreground; it has a red ribbon; part d shows a simple seascape; it has a yellow ribbon; part e shows a hill top with a lighthouse; it has a green ribbon; and part f shows a downward tapering object within a turquoise semi-circle on the upper left side, two fish within a turquoise semi-circle on the lower right side, and white Japanese characters between the two semi-circles on a brown background.
Pair of black silk boots, or high shoes. Leather and cardboard platform sole, sides covered with white fabric, plain black uppers, with triple cording of black leather running up back, around line of normal shoe height, and up front, where it is doubled around a tin circle at the toe to produce a reinforced upturned false toe. Cotton lining. Cotton insole. Green band at junction of sole and upper.
Two square badges (part a-b) with embroidered designs. The design has two large lotus in pink and turquoise on black ground, above wave and mountain motifs in gold, pink, orange and green. The badges are edged with tin reflectors and white rabbit fur. The back lining is white cotton with eight metal snap closures around the edges. There is a purple stamp, black ink and pencil on the back of each badge.
Golden paper headdress entirely covered with open work with scroll patterns. Small bat on front of hat. Circular mirror insets and pom-poms on brim. Large green pompom on crown. Two short cord ties at back.
The folded hat is brown and rectangular with a rounded top piece, a back flap and embroidered motifs. The hat has a brown centre panel which folds inwards on both sides. Embroidered on the centre panel are red peonies. These designs are repeated on the inside of both side folds. The rounded top piece has a large embroidered dragon motif in green with gold, purple and red. Hanging down from the top piece on either side of the centre panel is a red streamer. On the back, the flap mimics the rounded top piece and extends down past the bottom of the folded centre panel, flaring out at the bottom. The large dragon motif is repeated on the top piece of the back flap. Beneath the dragon and in the centre of the flap is a large red ‘ji’ symbol (luck). Surrounding the symbol is a circle of purple peonies, yellow scroll designs and green leaves. On the inside of the hat is ecru lining, stiffened with cardboard. Two blue and ecru ties are attached.
Covered leather holder with Fu dog motif in black, pink and white, on turquoise ground. Cotton back and ties. Black Chinese characters.