Washi sample mounted on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Sample is separated into coloured thirds, width-wise; pale yellow white base layer with light blue fibre covering one end, light purple at the other. Increasingly concentrated fibres moving towards middle create lighter to darker colour ending in two dark-coloured wavy lines on each side.

Washi sample mounted on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'M' watermark. Sample is separated into coloured thirds, width-wise. Pale yellow white base layer with light purple fibre covering either end, increasingly concentrated fibres moving towards middle create lighter to darker purple, ending in two dark purple wavy lines for each side.

Washi sample mounted on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Sample is separated into coloured thirds, width-wise. Pale yellow white base layer with light blue fibre covering either end; increasingly concentrated fibres moving towards middle create lighter to darker blue, ending in two dark blue wavy lines for both ends.

Washi sample mounted on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Sample is many small randomly scattered, sometimes overlapping white, green, and purple fibre blotches on yellow brown paper. Each blotch varies in colour from light to dark.

Washi sample mounted on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Sample is many randomly scattered dark to light small indigo blotches on pale yellow white paper. Uneven shading where indigo fibres have concentrated and dispersed.

Washi sample mounted on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Sample is randomly scattered dark indigo circular blotches on pale yellow white paper. Uneven shading and dark edges where indigo fibre is more concentrated.

Non-mounted, brown-black rectangular paper sample (c) 36 x 25 cm, with gold lines and rows of characters along the short axis, framed by gold lines across the long axis; straight edges. Separate protective tissue. Pebble finished, rectangular white card (b), 50 x 36 cm, with black printing in Japanese and English, describing the sample. Protective folder (a); light white-brown with irregular deckle edge on all sides. Sample has two faint black circular patches along one margin.

Washi sample mounted on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Sample is grey with design in darker grey: twelve heart-shaped leaves with vein pattern alternate between positive and negative colouring. Short, curled shapes which increase and decrease in width are scattered randomly throughout.

Washi sample mounted on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Sample is yellow white with small blue multi-pointed irregular shapes arranged in horizontal rows covering sheet, each row off-set from last.

Washi sample mounted on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'M' watermark. Sample is folded in half, divided into three coloured sections: nine grey bats with dark grey outlining wing folds and bodies, shown flying in middle section. Above and below, blue colouring of two sections is gradated moving towards middle of each section and ending in two dark blue wavy lines.