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Tall, pail-like grass basket with a long, twined bail handle attached at the top.
Rounded woven basket with a square bottom, braided rim, and a twined cord strung through loops placed around the rim.
Tall woven basket with a square bottom and rounded body that flares gently towards the top.
Square bottomed woven basket with a wide round top. Thick upper rim. Twined loop handle at one side.
Jar-shaped woven basket (a) with cap-like lid (B). Four struts in the neck. Loop twine handle tied around one strut.
Whisk broom with a short, thick, cylindrical handle of twined grass attached to a thick bundle of thin rice grass strands.
One half of a palm leaf with a shape like a sideways fan and a short stem.
Rectangular portfolio (part h) that holds six prints (parts b-g) depicting different male Noh actors dressed in elaborate robes with long, shaggy hair, and female actresses in traditional costumes and elaborate coiffures. Part a is a green booklet called "NOH PLAY Explanation and Stories" (with Japanese characters under the English title). At the bottom of the booklet on the front, the English inscription continues: "SERIES 1 Kyoto Hanga in Co., 1954."
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.
Village scene with people crossing a river over a bridge. Colours used are blue, green, brown, red, grey. Label below image says, "GENUINE", and is about the life of the artist, Hiroshige, born 1797, died 1858, and his work perior between 1818 and 1858.