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Small jug in mottled red and black clay. The jug has a low ring base, a pyriform body, a tall narrow neck, a trumpet mouth, and a strap handle that extends from a raised ring on the neck to the shoulder.
A small rectangular wood red lacquer box (part a) with a fitted lid (part b). Black lacquer under the base, and inside. The sides of the box (part a), and lid (part b) are flush when closed with both having a continuous fret pattern around the sides. The top of the lid (part b) is carved with a scene of an old man, and a boy with trees, and rocks with an overall incised background patterning of rectangles on the sky, and hexagons on the ground.
Metal container (part a) with lid (part b). Container (part a) is round with flat base 12.5 cm in diameter, sides slightly rounded, mouth 13.4 cm in diameter with flat rolled rim. Riveted to one side is flat handle 19 cm long, 2.5 cm wide, and flared at end. Rectangular spout attached to body at 75 degree angle from handle, with hinged cover over outer opening. Lid (part b) is shaped like a truncated cone, with down turned rim. Bulbous knob is set in centre of handle which is also shaped like a truncated cone. Pot (part a), and lid (part b) have dull patina on outside, shiny inside. Spout, and handles are more yellow.
Container (a) with lid (b) attached by 28cm. long brass chain affixed to handles of both. Container shaped like truncated sphere with flat base, maximum diameter near top; rectangular spout affixed at midpoint. Spout has hinged cover over outer opening. Flat loop handle is riveted to lugs riveted to shoulder, with rectangular locking device to prevent swivelling. Lid is slightly convex disc with raised lip on underside, with handle shaped like inverted, truncated cone with convex base. Pot badly dented and broken at shoulder.
Round brass bowl with flat base, riveted to separate base with rounded ring foot 3.3cm. in diameter. Body curves up sharply to rounded sides, curving in slightly to mouth (6.4cm. in diameter). Bowl has dull patina on inside; shiny finish on outside.
Round bowl-shaped container with (a) bulbous central chimney, on a flared cylindrical pedestal base with solid bottom; one side cut out in lobed design; all of silver. Bowl has rounded base and straight sides with out-turned rim; engraved with landscape scenes on both sides. On one side is engraved 'To Mr. J.H. Morris from S.Y. Kim'. Perforated with cash design under base. Two brass lugs under rim. Lid (b) has flat rim surrounding convex central portion on which are engraved two landscape designs between which are mounted two brass handles.
Incense burner and lid. Burner is of brass, round with flat base on 3 roughly rectangular solid feet 2.4 cm. high. Sharp ridge formed where base joins body. Body is squat, expanding to rounded, turned-in shoulder. Neck 1.2 cm. high; mouth 5.7 cm. in diameter, with wide, flat, turned-out rim. Body is yellow/brown, with shiny speckled surface, worn in places to reveal natural brass. Lid (part b) is also of brass with dark green/brown finish. It is rounded, somewhat raised, with design of 3 butterflies, one perforated, 2 inlaid in dark grey and red/brown metal.
Vase of highly polished bronze with a streaked dark brown shiny finish; round, with flat base on single ring foot 3.7cm. in diameter, with slightly rounded sides expanding slightly to shoulder. Carnation is a right angle with a flat shoulder. Neck is raised, 1cm. high, flared out at mouth, with flat, outturned rim. On one side of body is inlaid design in silver, gold, grey/green, and red/brown metals, of bamboo, flowers, 2 chickens, and grass. On opposite side is the mark 'nobu hiro', in 2 characters.
A small circular five-lobed bronze mirror. Reflecting surface has eighteen Chinese (?) characters around the circumference. Non-reflecting surface has a scene of a pillared Korean building with four towers (?) that have pennants flying behind. At the centre of the non-reflecting side, there is raised handle through which ther is threaded a knotted white cotton cord. Characters read 'Commemoration of Opening of Korean Exposition, October 1, 1929'.
A carved wooden crocodile head. Two large eyes with incised outer rims and the nose on top of the head. Ten teeth are carved along the figure's right jaw while the left jaw has two lines incised to mark the jaw, but has no teeth. The lower jaw extends to two horn-like protuberances with a deep ridge under the head. Eye screw behind the head. 'New Guinea' is marked on the back in black crayon.