Mirror with case. Mirror (part a) has flat surface on one side, a scene on the other, and a handle wrapped with rattan. Scene shows a landscape with cranes, plum and pine trees, bamboo, water, rocks, and turtles. There are a few Chinese characters written to one side. The mirror case is in two pieces, with the larger piece (part c) fitting over the smaller piece (part b). The case is black lacquer with a sparkly orange lacquer interior.

Hair ornament. Two long prongs extend from decorative element of five flowers made using several different kinds of metal. Long, dangly pieces of metal, interspersed with orange beads, extend off the back of this, and end in metal butterflies. There is a small, round orange sticker at the top of the two metal prongs.

Chinese hanging ornament. Design of bats, swirls, and Mongolian writing is painted in blue and glazed on front; similar design is raised on back of the ornament and not glazed. Orange string forms hanger above ornament with decorative knotted section and small woven bands above and below the knotted area. There is a piece of masking tape on the back of this section. The orange string goes through the ceramic ornament and has two orange tassels attached below the ornament.

Metal ornament depicting a flower with bright blue feather inlay.

Ornament with detailed metal work depicting a bird with bright blue feather inlay. Pin extends off the back of the ornament.

Ornament with detailed metal work of floral motifs with bright blue feather inlay. Two spiral metal decorations extend off the front, ending in a white and an orange bead. Long, thin metal pin extends off the back.

A long purple and gold sash. A gold floral motif is painted over dyed purple background and is attached to a white backing. The ends are plain fabric--not painted or dyed.

Tibetan payer wheel with wooden handle and metal pin (part a). A metal and jade wheel (part b) with two tiers of inlaid glass sits over the pin, with a ball and chain that hangs to one side. Inside the wheel is a rolled paper (part d) with writing on it. At the top of the prayer wheel sits a metal conical top (part c) with metal decorations and two tiers of inlaid glass.

An Indonesian batik pen with a bamboo handle and a copper receptacle with a thin spout.

Batik pen with a bamboo handle and a copper receptacle with a narrow curved spout.