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Doll has white clay arms, legs, and head. Ridged body wrapped in brown paper. Black shoulder length hair with bangs. Painted black eyebrows, brown eyes in eye sockets, painted black lower lashes, molded nose, and painted red closed mouth. Faint pink on cheeks and above eyes. Orange floral kimono with white and light pink lining visible at neck. At hem of kimono, sleeve cuff, and sleeve sides there is textured yellow cloth. Pink cloth also at sleeve sides. Checkered red and gold obi with white cloth tied around centre of obi. Pink and white dotted scarf above obi.
Female doll (part a) with plaster face, hands, and feet. Black hair. Red round flat hat segmented and edged in gold which is tied under the chin with red silk. Top kimono is floral orange with light red lining. Under kimono is red with geometric gold cranes. Obi is gold brocade on orange ground. Woman is carrying wisteria branch in her right hand with the branch extending over her shoulder. Red lacquered wood and glass case (part b) surrounds doll. Base tied to cover with silk thread and having four panels of which three are glass and the fourth back panel is covered with silver dotted paper. The four panels are in a red lacquered frame.
Doll (part a) has gesso-like head, hands, and feet. Body stuffed with paper? Black shoulder length straight hair with bangs. Black painted eyebrows, brown glass eyes in eye socket, painted black lower lashes, molded nose, and pink painted closed mouth. Orange floral kimono. Obi brocaded in orange and gold with white tie around obi. Pink and white dotted scarf above obi. Wooden stand (part b) black lacquer finish with fixed wood upright.
Rectangular vertical wall hanging heavily embroidered with elaborate designs. Border on three sides; undecorated frayed end. Background is neutral colour. Underside is lined with printed material, some stitches showing. Some spots near frayed end and some mirrors missing from border. Red edge frames black border containing yellow and orange rays, and mirrors which are followed by rows of open and closed chain stitch on neutral background. Inside are multi-coloured triangles as lower part of square, above which are alternating squares and bars surrounding three circles. Above are five decorated circles interspersed with triangular motifs.
White background; lined with same colour; all edges unfinished except face selvages. Rough basting on outside edge. Borders are: triangles with three branches; heart shapes bisected by red orange chain stitch; interior green border. Green frames a grid of twenty-five motifs. Every other motif is a flower shape with a centred mirror and two perched parrots. Alternating motif is flower or abstract peacock with two perched, green parrots with light purple wings and yellow breasts.
Rectangle with seven pentagonal leaves attached to lower long edge; background white; lined with light brown; bound in grey; tapes lined in light brown hang from top; background and binding of leaves are in variegated colours; lined in light brown or grey print; rectangle embroidered centrally with horizontal pattern of geometric purple diamonds, shading into orange with spaced round mirrors; surrounded by border of round mirrors, blue checks, matching purple diamonds, and mirrors; edge pattern in multi-coloured triangles with three-prong top decorations and mirrors; patterns separated by six embroidered lines of orange and white, green and purple; leaves embroidered with stylized multi-coloured flowers, birds, and mirrors; floral-like, cloth tassels at each lower point. Embroidery is fishbone, cross, blanket, and chain stitches. Machine-sewn except for three hand-bound leaves. Tassels missing and binding frayed on two leaves. Embroidery stitches broken in diamond patterns. Some mirrors missing. Lining stained.
Large, round, bulbous-shaped container, part (a). Mouth of container is wrapped with yellow grass. Container is repaired with yellow grass in three areas, vertical stitching. Ring of small triangles in pattern around top of container, also four incised squares, two with one carved 'X' and two with two carved 'X's. Lid, part (b), is short, bulbous, hollow and deep, narrowing at top with carved 'X' and incised design on flat top. Four sets of parallel incised lines. Lid also repaired.
Container (part a) of wood with a leather lid (part b) held by a strap. Container (part a) is bulbous-shaped and flared at the bottom. Painted black and red with a design of inverted 'u's'. Lid (part b) has a sewn top with four small flaps. Leather strap is connected by two cords on either side of container. Bottom is coiled in concentric rings of grass; some white particles on area near strap of handle. Red plastic melted on lower bottom near flared edge, in large chip of wood, and a rounded bottom.
Round, wooden container, bulbous in shape. Upper edge of body (part a) is woven and wrapped with grass. Bottom is coiled with grasses. The lid (part b) is round and short with hollowed, deep inside. The top is cracked and there are two large repairs made with grass. Two holes on lid, one containing string. Part b fits well on part a. Container slants to one side.
Female doll (part a) in a semi-reclining position. Her left arm rests on a brown and gold brocade stool (part b) with two decoratively carved black lacquered legs. Her right arm is bent and holds a folded black paper fan. Doll's long black hair is pulled up and back from her face, and is tied in three sections with silver paper folded around the first tie. Hair next to her face is cut in two lengths. Silver floral hair ornamentation is on top of her head. Painted face has black eyebrows, upper eye lid outlined in black, black irises with white pupils, a shaped nose, and a closed mouth with red lips. Wearing a red kimono with white flowers having green and yellow centres. Visible at neck is under kimono of silver flowers on white background. Textured white under kimono visible at knee. Silver obi tied with white cord. Red and gold brocaded rectangular cloth wrapped in orange cord with tassels protrudes above obi. Doll is attached to a rectangular black lacquered base .