Two hardwood blocks. The upper block pivots on the lower one as it is rotated. Rice is poured in at the top of the upper block.

Pair of small, woven, grass thong-style sandals; tan and brown in colour.

Geta sandals with softwood soles, black velvet straps, tin strap fasteners, and stamped metal knot covers. The underside of the right sandal (part b) bears a stamped paper label.

Sections of thin bamboo laced into a long, conical basket with twined cord Attached around the inside of the open end of the conical basket are short bamboo sections laced together so that they angle towards the centre of the cone; the short segments are angled in such a way that they create a small passage allowing material into the basket, but not out.

Model canoe (a) with a miniature bailer, a seat that has come loose (b), and a thwart with mast hole (c).

A grass mat in the process of being woven on a small wooden loom with fibre warp.

Working wooden model of the older type of loom, the gii-bata. The loom is set up for use, strung with black and white thread in alternating stripes. Entire loom is mounted on a rectangular plywood base.

Man's haori (羽織) or jacket/overcoat with small check pattern paired with kimono (N2.213 b). The neck and centre opening are edged with a wide patterned band. The sleeves are short with hanging panels and an opening under the arms. The pattern has small white squares on brown ground. The patterned inner lining known as gaku’ura (額裏) is light brown silk with a river scene in black and covers only the upper part of the haori.

Dark blue kimono with gray striped pattern. The neck and centre opening are edged with a wide patterned band. The sleeves are short with hanging panels and an opening under the arms. The pattern repeats a vertical thick stripe, comprised of six thin gray lines on dark blue ground. The inner shoulder area is lined with gray cotton, the rest of the kimono is unlined.

A hanging scroll painting of a rural scene with mountains in the far distance, and houses, trees, and a winding river in the middle ground where workers are engaging in rice planting. In the foreground, there is an open balcony where a woman is weaving while others are attending to household chores. Predominant colours are green, brown, and pink. Unsigned. The painting has a cream-coloured border of patterned fabric with blue-grey patterned fabric at the top and at the bottom. There is a semi-cylindrical rod at the top with a brown string attached by metal wire. There is a cylindrical rod weight at the bottom covered with a multi-toned blue patterned fabric.