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Light grey-green glaze bowl that has a pedestal base and seaside scene painted inside. There is a "post" that sticks out from the middle of the dish. It is tree trunk-like with flower. There is a poetic phrase in red calligraphy on outer rim and three characters on bottom (unglazed).
Fur covered bear mask, eyes set with abalone shell. Black painted copper plates on either side of nose, following line of mouth. Wire frame at back of mask.
A painted wood mask that has a red pointed brow and an open mouth in a figure eight showing ten black teeth with a bit of dark green above. Face is red. Has cut out oval eyes outlined by black surrounded by a bulging tapering red oval. Has a blue-black triangular nose. Top of the head has a horizontal black zig zag line.
A painted wood mask of a stylized carved head with a 'crown'. The plain face has cut out tapering red oval eyes, thick black nostrils, and a slightly parted red mouth outlined by black with red above. The base of the 'crown' is straight across and rounded at the middle and is black. The 'crown' has three protrusions, the outer two being wide and black and red with truncated tops and the middle one being an extended upward pointing red triangle. (Similar to A5286).
A painted wood mask of a stylized carved head with a 'crown'. The plain face has cut out tapering red oval eyes outlined by black with a black bridge across in between them, long wide red nostrils, and a slightly parted red mouth outlined by black. The base of the 'crown' flares outward at the pointed middle from the smaller ends and is black with a downward pointing red triangular centre. The 'crown' has two protrusions that are wide and red outlined by black with truncated tops. (Similar to A5288).
Hardwood rattle. Two complementary parts in from of a raven. The raven’s body is strongly curved, and its wings are folded; an unusual triangular pattern marks the tail. Reclining figure on a raven's back – likely a shaman, indicated by the prominent ribs. The whole is dominated by the long, serrated forms extending upward from two small side-by-side faces on the raven’s chest, reaching over the raven’s breast and into the hands of the human. On the raven’s belly is carved the stylized face of the supernatural being, with a small humanlike face below emerging from beneath the raven’s feet, a representation of the bird’s cloaca. Tied together with brass wire. (Interior likely holds pebbles, beads or lead shot.)
Bird-shaped rattle with long protruding handle. Bird has a narrow neck and head that tapers upwards from the body. The top of the rattle is a flat surface and widens to the shape of two wings and a tail feather. The body of the bird is underneath the wings and is bulbous in shape. The handle protrudes from underneath the tail feather.
Two sides of face painted on uncarved wooden board. One front piece representing nose and mouth. Design painted in blue and red. Cedar fringe at the back. (Similar to A4494).
Family scene (girls in kimonos) and a country scene with Mt. Fuji. Richly gilded. Marked.
Vase with maple branch decoration in gold, red, orange, yellow and green on a cream ground. Inscription on underside of base.