Sample (a) is small, orange and shimmering gold, woven, square piece, alternating colours arranged in vertical rows of short diagonals, alternating between pointing to upper right and to upper left. Sample pasted to plain, thick, white mount, information printed on back. All protected by rectangular piece of white covering gauze and folder (b): thick, heavy, roughened, yellow white paper, folded over, flap opening from left, all edges retaining an irregular deckle edge. Brown rectangular strip on front has black printing of paper name in Japanese and English.

Sample (a) has large white brown middle section with faint white brown, shining scene of reeds and boat(?), and fine gold-coloured grass and floral motifs scattered randomly overtop. Flanked on vertical by coloured sections joined to edges: on left, yellow brown with silver and some gold foil pieces; on right, brown with gold foil pieces and irregular inside edge from five overlapping sheets joined together. Sample pasted to thick white mount that has information printed on back. Sample protected by rectangular piece of white covering gauze and folder (b): thick, heavy, roughened, yellow white paper, folded over, flap opening from left, all edges retaining an irregular deckle edge. Brown rectangular strip on front has black printing of paper name in Japanese and English.

Fibrous, course, uneven sheet (a) with thickly- painted yellow brown design of fruit(?), flowers and leaves: randomly-placed relief design is green and dark green leaves, three round red objects, each capped with a seed cluster, two flowers with orange petals, and two red cup-like flowers, one large, one small, each with seed clusters at centre. Yellow brown ground has ribbed texture and appearance, and shows reliefs of vines and leaves, dark brown in recesses of paper. Sample pasted to plain, thick white mount, sample information printed on back. Protected by rectangular piece of white covering gauze and folder (b): thick, heavy, roughened, yellow white paper, folded over, flap opening from left, all edges retaining an irregular deckle edge. Brown rectangular strip on front has black printing of paper name in Japanese and English.

Washi sample mounted horizontally on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Rectangular multi-coloured woodblock print sample. 4 vertical lines of interlocking white flower blossoms with 3 vertical rows of small 5 petalled white flowers between each, on a red ground. Wide white border across top, narrow white border on left. Mounting paper folds from left over part of sample.

Washi sample mounted horizontally on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Rectangular multi-coloured woodblock print sample. Overall pattern of large 5 petalled blossoms with green centres, on a red ground. Wide white border along top, narrow at right. Mounting paper folds from right over part of sample.

Washi sample mounted horizontally on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Rectangular multi-coloured woodblock print sample. Overall pattern of small, white 5 petalled flowers with green centres and random petals between, on red ground. White border on right and narrower border border at bottom. Mounting paper folds from left over part of sample.

Washi sample mounted vertically on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Rectangular multi-coloured woodblock print sample. Flowers and red cloud-like formations on a white ground. At the bottom there are multi-coloured star-like blooms on red. Multiple blooms, leaves and sticks with striped curved shapes from each side at centre. Curling light orange shapes at intervals. Iris-like flowers and shells near top. Band of 5 petalled flowers on red across top. White border on top, left and bottom. Smudges at bottom left. Mounting paper folds from top over part of sample.

Washi sample mounted vertically on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Rectangular multi-coloured woodblock print sample. Numerous large cranes in flight on a yellow ground; each crane has black and white with pink or purple on wings, red on head and red and white rectangular tags attached to one foot. Orange wash at bottom, blue/green centre and top in form of clouds. White border on top and left, on bottom. Mounting paper folds from top over part of sample.

Washi sample mounted vertically on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'm' watermark. Rectangular multi-coloured woodblock print sample. Randomly placed books, both open and closed, scrolls and yellow rectangles with one concave end and a red ribbon through a hole at rounded end, all on a purple ground (scribbled appearance). The open books have black characters on white or various patterns, floral, birds and others. The closed books are patterned or plain. Scrolls have black characters on white with coloured trim. Wide white border on right; top and bottom. Mounting paper folds from top over part of sample.

Washi sample mounted vertically on white, labelled and folded paper with 3-pointed leaf above scrolled 'M' watermark. Rectangular multi-coloured woodblock print sample. Cloud-like areas between floral arrangements on carts or without, all on a pink ground. Clouds are variously decorated; thin horizontal red lines on yellow; red scallops on orange; red and orange checkerboard; white linear meander pattern on blue, green, and dark green checkerboard on solid orange. 2- two wheeled carts, red with dark blue and white at centre bottom and centre left orange with yellow. White border at top and right. Mounting paper folds from top over part of sample.