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Pair of black lacquered lamps with golden designs and small light bulbs on atop slender stands. The bases of the stands are brass. The rest, including the plinth which conceals the batteries (parts c-d), is of wood.
Rounded paper hand fan with a black lacquered wooden handle with a length of orange cord tied through a hole at one end. An image painted on one side depicts an old man dressed in a green robe--perhaps Juro (symbol of longevity)--seated on the ground while a young boy on a ladder shines his elongated head. Edges are trimmed with silver. Backside is plain.
Round paper hand fan with a bamboo handle. One side of the fan features of flowers in muted blue green and yellow. Backside is plain.
Silk hanging scroll with imagery of bamboo and rocks painted on a fine bamboo mat in the centre of the scroll. Bottom of the scroll is attached to a wooden baton. Top of the scroll is attached to a wooden stick with twine for hanging.
Shallow cardboard box (part a) and lid (part b) with assorted blocks of identical size (parts c- v v). Blocks have assorted images on the top with different characters and corresponding pictures. The paper image on some of the blocks has become detached from the top surface. Blocks without paper images have painted characters in the centre.
Bank is in cube shape with such animals as dog, elephant, giraffe, chicken, monkey, and penguin on different sides. Colours are predominantly orange, brown, and yellow, green, and blue on a natural ground.
Geta sandals with softwood soles, white and brown striped velvet thongs, and a bamboo designs incised and painted on the soles. The undersides of both sandals bear a square, red stamp with characters.
Wooden geta sandals with striped red and white velvet thongs, metal thong knot covers, and red and white peonies painted on the soles.
Cantonese Opera costume chest with curved lid and false bottom. False bottom 3 1/8 in. deep, has 1 1/4 in. holes, 8 1/2 in. from either end, front and back, for insertion of carrying poles. Curved lid is covered with leather (dark brown) secured by hand wrought iron nails. Chest is painted red with large circular floral motif in centre front. Vertical line of characters on green band on either side. Above the floral motif is Arabic numeral "9", which also appears in upper right hand corner. Above the central numeral is printed "Made in" (first line) and "Kum Lon Chang Co. Chong Yuen Fong Street, Canton" (second line). Pair of iron rings on either side of central numeral "9". Two iron handles mounted vertically. Iron rings and handles on back of chest also. Leather and wrought iron braces on corners. A wrought iron handle is mounted horizontally on each end of chest.
Cantonese Opera costume chest with curved lid and false bottom. False bottom 3 1/8 in. deep, has 1 1/4 in. holes, 8 1/2 in. from either end, front and back, for insertion of carrying poles. Curved lid is covered with leather (dark brown) secured by hand wrought iron nails. Chest is painted red with large circular floral motif in centre front with a green vertical line of characters on either side. Above center is Arabic numeral "2", which also appears at upper left hand corner. Above the central numeral is printed "Made in" (first line) and "Kum Lon Chang Co. Chong Yuen Fong Street, Canton". Pair of iron rings on either side of central numeral "2". Iron handles mounted vertically. Rings and vertical handles on back of chest also. Leather and wrought iron braces on corners. A wrought iron handle mounted horizontally on each end of chest. Discoloured paper label hanging from handle on right side, "Admiral Line".