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White bodied porcelain bowl on single ring foot, 2.2 cm high with inscription of two-character ring mark (O Getsu) on underside of base. Sides expand slightly to rim. On outer surface is a design of blue parallel lines ending in a scroll-like pattern, radiating out from foot. On sides is a series of simple coils in blue and gold interspersed between three red circles with white flowers. Inside design is very complex, including central floral design surrounded by ring of brocade with three bat figures ? and around inner surface of sides are geometric shapes filled with brocade and three U shapes with floral design, all multi-coloured.
Round shallow bowl of white bodied porcelain on single ring foot; red 4 character mark under base 'Kutani Taniguchi'. Sides somewhat rounded, expanding to rim, which is outturned, pinched upward in 4 places. Bowl is white, with blue and black rings around foot and leaf design in grey and black on underside. Upper surface has 2 overlapping rectangular panels painted over-glaze in brocade designs, one red and gold, the other light blue with white. Clustered at one side of bowl and scattered to other side are blue and white flowers with yellow centres; brown leaves with gold veins. Large chip under rim.
Moulded terra cotta oil lamp, with round disc-shaped body and small filling hole set in a concave recess. A nozzle extends from the body. The top is incised with short rows of herringbone design and there is a design resembling an animal's hind leg opposite the nozzle. There is a seam sealed around the outer edge of the lamp. On the bottom of the base is an incised circle with an inscription in the centre.
Gold, human face mask with closed eyes and smiling mouth; elongated ear lobes; dark green hair with two top knots. Adhesive label and paper label inside, each with an inscription.
Lamp made of pale buff, fine-grained clay and coated with a bright orange slip. The body is circular as viewed from the top and has a sunken flat discus enclosed by a shoulder ring broken to form a tapering point towards the nozzle. Two suspension knobs sit on the sloping shoulder nearer the nozzle. The vertical handle is moulded and pierced with a hole. The handle is decorated on the upper side with two shallow incised grooves. The projecting nozzle ends in a rounded termination with a raised plane at the extremity of the wick-hole. The flat base is enclosed by a base-ring and is inscribed. A small wick-adjustment hole is visible at the base of the nozzle.
Lamp made from pale buff, fine-grained clay with traces of a chocolate brown, thin matte slip, unevenly fired. Body has basin-shaped walls resting on a flat base, bordered by a groove. The angled shoulder is set off from the discus at the top centre by three concentric grooves. At the centre of the discus in high relief is the figure of a standing cock depicted in profile. The filling hole is below the figure's chest. The lengthened nozzle has a rounded termination and is flanked by double volutes.
Ceramic figure of Kwannon. Figure is feminine representation, kneeling on one knee and holding a scroll in both hands, with hair dressed on top of head, covered by a high headdress. Robes, in several layers, are white with light blue/green edges, enamelled overglaze with white dots and scroll patterns, and with blue, green, red, and hold leaf designs. Figure has red and gold waistband, gold necklace and hair ornament.
A bulbous orange ware duck vessel. The head, with generalized features, is a modelled addition and the wing and tail form a sharp shoulder on the vessel. The single central spout has a flaring rim and the base has a flared foot. Bands and wave-like designs, made by cutting away the background, encircling the spout and the vessel just below the wing line. Two perforated lugs flank the spout. Faint traces of red and black paint and geometric designs on body. Some chipping on rim.
Shiny black finish. Figure represents a woman with a pot on her head. She is holding the pot with her right hand up. Her left arm is bent at the waist and holding a bird in front of her. She has a necklace, earrings, and braided hair. She is wearing an upper bodice and a skirt with a front panel trimmed with frills.
A coarse, black ware pot with a short, central spout with lip. The vessel is a simplified fish form with tail, dorsal and two pairs of lateral fins. A seam joins the two halves of this flattish pot together and obscures some of the detail of the teeth and lip band. The textural details of the face and fins appear to be made in the mold.