A thick rectangular book with some annotations in red. Has two ties for closure.

Two rectangular pieces of card stock printed with brown characters in blocks of text (parts a and c). Parts a and c are each enclosed in folded, large pieces of rectangular paper with brown and black characters printed on the front (parts b and d). Covering has titles in Japanese meaning "Houses of Japan", subject matter used in designing serviettes. Inside brochure gives details of designer and techniques used. Designer is Taizo Minagawa. Houses used in the design were famous for continuing cultural material.

Paper book of an assortment of paper napkins. Book has "New Samples" across the front in dark blue, over light blue ground with tan shapes. Inside are seventeen large and nineteen small napkins. All have fancy border designs in polychrome.

Various prints (parts a-e) showing court ladies, dancers and actresses dressed in elaborate traditional robes predominant colours are red, green, yellow, gold, and black on a silver ground. Part g is a booklet that has the following inscription on the front cover: " EXPLANATION of Historically Depicted Japanese Women." Japanese characters follow the inscription. Near the bottom the following inscription reads: " Series 1 Kyoto Hanga In Co., 1954." Part h is the portfolio the prints are housed in. The portfolio is light brown with black writing on the front. It is held closed by two black coloured ribbons.

Volume I, titled "Heaven", of a three volume set (with N2.1130, N2.1132). The volume has eight prints that illustrate various arts. All are wood block printed in basic colours of orange, black, green, white, and gold. Some pages are detached from the binding. Each print is preceded by a title page with central Japanese characters indicating what is depicted in the print. Translations are in pencil below these characters. The first print (part a) depicts five men working on a Buddha inside a building. The second (part b) depicts three men making umbrellas. The next (part c) shows a man making writing brushes in sides and a man outside using a switch on a hide. The fourth (part d) depicts four men and one woman ? making armour. Following this print is an image of people involved in the paper-making process with stacks of books and scrolls on shelves behind them (part h). The next print (part e) depicts six women spinning thread. Another, (part f) depicts three men and three women dying banners. The last print (part g) depicts four men and two women making clothes out of leather.

Brown covered booklet with Russian translated into Japanese. Inside, there is a piece of paper reading "Russian Primer printed on/Northern Island of Japan/1861".

Yellow book with several characters on the front cover, bound with string. Title page identifies the book as "Chinese Moral Maxims, with a free and verbal translation; affording examples of the grammatical structure of the language. Compiled by John Francis Davis, F.R.S. Member of the Asiatic Society. London. 1923."

A pair of books. The covers consist of an abstract design with flower, diamond, and leaf shapes on gold silk. The pages are blank, and open in an accordian style.

Paper booklet bound with staples. "Japanese Children's Songs/with the Translation into English." Published by Hakubi-sha, Tokyo. Cover depicts Mt. Fuji with clouds on a green ground.

Paper book of "Japanese Children's Game Songs" bound with staples. Published by Hakubi-sha (Tokyo). A drawing of a game of rock, paper, scissors is featured on the cover, bordered by drawings of various games and toys.