Bottle shaped vase with floral designs on body and leaf motifs on neck. Monochrome turquoise glaze.

Vase that has a wide opening at the top, then tapers slightly and widens near the middle, and tapers towards the base. Decorated with floral arabesque patterns in horizontal bands around the outside surface. (Pair with B580 a.)

Vase that has a wide opening at the top, then tapers slightly and widens near the middle, and tapers towards the base. Decorated with floral arabesque patterns in horizontal bands around the outside surface. (Pair with B580 b.)

A deep coiled circular basket (part a) with a lid (part b). The main design consists of alternating vertical bands of purple, red, natural, and black colours. The lid (part b) is conical with a straight inner rim which fits into the basket.

A short, cylindrical woven basket (a) with lid (b). Base with large central plaited area; plain twined weaving over wide warp strands; sides and lid are twisted, twined work. Upper and lower bands of black, orange, black, plain, black. Central ribbon of yellow wide slanted diagonals on red ground, bordered by yellow and red stripes. Shoulder has thin stripes of blue and purple. Lid has central black sunburst with a ribbon of yellow wide slanted diagonals on orange ground, and thin stripes of black and orange.

Shadow of figure in a boat behind shades, on water with other boats. Buildings and landscape in background. Black Japanese characters in upper right corner.

People holding lights outside of town in the evening. Reverse has sentiment, "With every Good Wish for A Happy Christmas and A Bright New Year".

Book with female puppet in patterned white and red kimono and black patterned obi, on front. Book is titled: "The Short Stories of Bunraku Ningyo Joruri / Bunraku-Za Puppet Theatre Osaka Japan 1930" Purple ribbon through center fold.

People crossing a bridge in foreground, village, three sailing ships, a dock, and forests in center, and a mountain in background. Yellow square and red rectangle in upper right corner, both with black Japanese characters inside.

Woman holding an umbrella over a man as she looks to her left at a household in the background.