Metal alloy spoon with turquoise stone. Spoon has a wide, shallow bowl slightly raised at centre. Handle is densely carved, with vertical lines interrupted by a rounded panel holding a smooth turquoise stone at centre. At handle’s top is a wide panel in a rounded triangle showing a face withpointed ears, teeth bared, hands clenched beneath. Back of spoon is undecorated.

Round coin with a four-sided hole in the centre, and a rim around the outer edge and the centre hole. The obverse has four characters, and the reverse has two characters. Xianfeng tongbao (top-bottom-right-left) in formal style Chinese characters are on the obverse; boo ciowan left-right (mintmark) in Manchu are on the reverse. Extra metal is in the centre hole; outer rim width is uneven.

Round, smooth edge, holed; denomination right, left, chrysanthemum top, panduras bottom; text top, bottom. Obverse has dai Nippon top, dots, left, right, Showa year bottom. Reverse has ten sen, chrysanthemum top, panduras spray bottom. Text reads right to left; Showa Year 19.

Round, smooth edge, holed; denomination right, left, chrysanthemum top, panduras bottom; text top, bottom. Obverse has dai Nippon top, dots, left, right, Showa year bottom. Reverse has ten sen, chrysanthemum top, panduras spray bottom. Text reads right to left; Showa Year 19.

Coin with round, smooth edge; denomination top, bottom, chrysanthemum centre, design around; text vertical, text bottom. Obverse has dai Nippon (top to bottom) , Showa year bottom. Reverse has chrysanthemum centre, ichi (1) top, sen bottom, wavy leaf design left, right. Text reads right to left; Showa Year 20.

Coin with round, smooth edge; denomination top, bottom, chrysanthemum centre, design around; text vertical, text bottom. Obverse has dai Nippon (top to bottom), Showa year bottom. Reverse has chrysanthemum centre, ichi (1) top, sen bottom, wavy leaf design left, right. Text reads right to left; Showa Year 19.

Coin with round, smooth edge; denomination top, bottom, chrysanthemum centre, design around; text vertical, text bottom. Obverse has dai Nippon (top to bottom) , Showa year bottom. Reverse has chrysanthemum centre, ichi (1) top, sen bottom, wavy leaf design left, right. Text reads right to left; Showa Year 19.

Round coin, holed, denomination right, left, chrysanthemum top, panduras bottom; text top, bottom. Obverse has dai Nippon top, dots, left, right, Showa year bottom. Reverse has 5 sen, chrysanthemum top, panduras spray bottom. Text reads right to left; Showa Year 19.

Oval-shaped metal sword guard with a triangular hole at the centre and a semi-circular hole to the side. One face has a low relief design of two swallows, a tree and two rice bales, and the reverse depicts a tree trunk and roots. Engraved with Japanese characters. Oval; sentoku, evenly hammered background; nakago ana adjusted with chiselling; open kodzuka adjusted with shakudo insert, no kogai. Signed to left of nakago ana. Front: on right, two slightly raised rice bales with a copper swallow superimposed, a bare branch curving above; another swallow descends from upper left. Back: on lower left a tree root with scattered blossoms at base.

Original CatalogNotes & References: FRUIT JAR SCREW CAP W/MILK GLASS LINERDates Range: POST 1900Mark/Pattern: Modern (less than 50 years old):