Male figure with lions costume decorated in muted shades of copper, brown, grey and red.

Horse and rider. Dark green finish. Rider in armour (cast separately) carries a bow.

Flat paddle-like object with toothed edge. Silver colour; plum blossom decoration in relief on handle.

Brown metal lantern consisting of a four-legged base (part c), elliptically shaped shade (part a), and a rounded top (part b). Shade is a bamboo panel design lined with ecru-coloured rice paper. Top is round with a gentle downward slope towards the edges and a knob handle in the centre. Four-legged base has a light socket and electric cord attached.

Bronze hair pin with a six-petaled flower or lotus seed pod finial and a square shaft.

Bronze hair pin with a six-petaled lotus seed pod finial and a thick shaft.

Two deities, one mounted on an elephant (part a), the other on a bear (part b). One holds hands together in prayer (part a), the other holds religious tokens (part b). Both wear "flying scarves" added after casting. These figures most likely represent Buddhist "Bodhisattvas" or devotees of Buddha who have attained Buddhahood, yet choose to remain on earth and serve.

A large circular metal coin with a square hole in the middle. Script characters are in relief on one side, while human figures are in relief on the other side. Dark patina.

A small circular metal coin with a circular hole in the centre. Chinese characters and trigrams are in relief on one side, with characters in relief on the other side.

Three legged burner with two one-horned dragons serving as handles. The inscription on the bottom dates it to Hsuan-te (1426-1435), of the Ming Dynasty. The inscription under this incense burner states that it was given to the temple by a pilgrim from Peking. It was bought in 1923, from a priest of the "Gin Din" (Golden Summit) Temple, on Mount Omei, in the far west province of Szechwan. The original Temple had been burned many years ago. Various things were dug from the ruins and sold, to get money to rebuild. This bronze incense burner and its mate, bought by someone else, was among the relics dug from the ruins. The presentation was made over three hundred years ago. Mount Omei is one of the five holy mountains of Buddhism in China.